Davis v. Gatewood

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

The question in this appeal is whether the plaintiffs proved as a matter of law that a motorist involved in a collision was negligent.

The parties tried the case to the court. We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the trial court’s findings. Hepp v. Zinnel, 199 N.W.2d 68 (Iowa).

James Street, which runs north and south in Ottumwa, Iowa, intersects Mary Street at right angles. The speed limit on the streets is 30 miles per hour. A sign on James Street stops traffic entering Mary Street from the north. A house, a bush, and a tree in the northeast corner of the…