Forgy v. Schwartz

That the reckless driving of defendant Bane’s intestate, John Edward Mitchell, proximately caused the head-on collision between the Buick and the Schwartz station wagon is not contested. The question is whether there is any evidence tending to show that defendant Schwartz, by the exercise of reasonable care, could have avoided the consequences of Mitchell’s negligence after he drove his automobile into her lane of travel. A motorist, although in his proper lane, has the duty to avoid colliding with another vehicle which comes into his path from the opposite direction if he can do so in the…