Griebel v. Ruden

This action was brought to recover damages resulting from an automobile accident that took place on Plighway No. 16, about 16 miles west of Sioux Falls on the 9th day of December, 1931. Plaintiff was driving a Star automobile, and pulling a four-wheeled trailer. The day is described as being misty and foggy; the visibility was poor and the moisture was freezing on the windshield of the car. The roadway from Sioux Falls to and beyond the place of the accident is paved with a concrete slab 20 feet in width, with a “shoulder” of earth some 4to 5 feet in width on either side of the concrete. The…