Lahiff v. McAloon

On February 13, 1921, at about 6 p. m. defendant Thomas was driving an automobile owned by defendants going east on a country road. Plaintiff was riding in an automobile and going west on the same road. The two cars came into collision. There was snow on the ground and the main travel had worn two ruts in which the wheels of vehicles passed. Defendant was occupying both ruts. Plaintiff had her left wheel in what was for him the righthand rut. The left wheels of each car were therefore in the same rut and collision was inevitable, unless both stopped and both did not stop.

The surfaced roadway…