Legal Opinion
Birdsong v. ITT Continental Baking Company
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 18, 1974No. 2-373A61PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStaton, J.
— Joel Birdsong’s automobile was stopped as he prepared to make a left turn from Sixteenth Street into an alley. His automobile was struck in the rear by an ITT Continental Baking Company truck. Birdsong suffered personal injuries and property damage to his automobile. His action for negligence against ITT Continental Baking Company was tried before a jury. The ITT Continental Baking Company contended that Birdsong was contributorily negligent in his failure to have his seatbelt buckled at the time of the rear end collision. Its seatbelt instruction 14 was given to the jury by the trial…
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