Jewel Tea Co. v. Phelps

This case grew out of an accident which happened in the city of Norfolk, on the sidewalk at the northeast comer of Monticello avenue and Twenty-second street, a business district in the city. It happened in the morning. Monticello avenue runs north and south, and is forty-two feet wide from curb to curb, and is paved with asphalt its entire width. Twenty-second street, which crosses Monticello avenue at right angles, runs east and west. It is thirty-two feet wide from curb to curb, and is paved with cobblestones.

The defendant’s truck, driven by its employee, R. W. Rose, was proceeding north…