Buck v. Ice Delivery Co.

On February 29, 1931, plaintiff’s ambulance was on an emergency call and being driven south on 25th street in Portland, Oregon. Defendant’s ice truck was being operated east on Love joy street. These streets intersect at right angles. Lovejoy street, at the place where the accident occurred, had been designated by municipal ordinance as a stop street for traffic proceeding north and south on 25th street, and signs had been erected to that effect. Plaintiff’s ambulance was not brought to a complete stop before entering the intersection of Love joy and 25th streets and continued on through the…