Pilgrim v. Brown
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from QrvmeU Superior Court. — Hon. P. G. Norris, Judge. An automobile owned and driven by tbe defendant, and another owned and driven by the plaintiff came into collision upon a public street in the city of Grinnell with more or less resulting injury to the car last mentioned. Plaintiff, claiming the collision and injury to his car were occasioned by the defendant’s negligence without fault on his own part, brought this action at law for the recovery of damages.
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Appeal from QrvmeU Superior Court. — Hon. P. G. Norris, Judge. An automobile owned and driven by tbe defendant, and another owned and driven by the plaintiff came into collision upon a public street in the city of Grinnell with more or less resulting injury to the car last mentioned. Plaintiff, claiming the collision and injury to his car were occasioned by the defendant’s negligence without fault on his own part, brought this action at law for the recovery of damages. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $85 and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
1. Negligence : ver se: rule to determine. Concerning the fact that a collision occurred and that plaintiff’s car suffered some injury there is no dispute, but appellant makes the point that such injury is chargeable to the negligence of the appellee himself. The evidence tends to show that Main Street in the city of Grinnell extends north and south and is crossed at right angles by Sixth Avenue. Both streets are paved and curbed, the paved roadway on Main being thirty feet in width and that on Sixth, twenty-four feet. At the time in question plaintiff was driving his car along the right hand…
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