Pluwak v. Lindberg

I am of the opinion that, as a matter of law, defendant’s negligence was a concurrent cause of the accident herein. Ordinarily, the driver of a veMcle following another has the duty of having it under such control as to be able to stop in time before coming in contact with a preceding veMcle called upon to slow down or stop because of traffic conditions. See, 8 Am. Jur. (2d) Automobiles and Highway Traffic, § 773; Minn. St. 169.18, subd. 8; Wilson v. Sorge, 256 Minn. 125, 97 N. W. (2d) 477; Retzlaff v. Soman Home Furnishings, 260 Wis. 615, 51 N. W. (2d) 514. The jury was instructed with…