Kessel v. Hunt

— Primary Highway No. 34 runs east and west. On the night in question, the decedent travelled upon it as a pedestrian, proceeding easterly thereon. His line of travel was along the center of the south lane of the highway. That is to say, he travelled with the east-bound traffic. The defendant was travelling upon the same highway and in the same direction, in his automobile, carrying a number of guests and driving from 40 to 45 miles an hour. A curve in the road deflected the lights of the defendant momentarily away from the paving. Some confusion resulted also from the lights of an automobile…