Lynch v. Pee Dee Express, Inc.

Mr. Associate Justice OxnEr

delivered the unanimous Opinion of the Court:

The question is whether the Court properly directed a verdict for defendant, on,the ground of contributory negligence and recklessness of the driver of plaintiff’s car, in an action arising out of a collision of an automobile and truck, on October 29, 1942, at the intersection of Purdy and Haynes-worth Streets in the City of Sumter, South Carolina.

Purdy Street runs north and south, and at the time of the collision, owing to some highway repairs being made in Sumter, was being used as a detour on State Highway No. 76. It…