WORTHINGTON v. McDONALD

No. 48653.

68 N.W.2d 89 (1955)

James WORTHINGTON, Appellee, v. Robert McDONALD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 12, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duffield & Pinegar, Des Moines, and Frank F. Wilson, Mt. Ayr, for appellant.

Emmet R. Warin, Mt. Ayr, for appellee.


GARFIELD, Justice.

Following trial to the court without a jury plaintiff had judgment for $1,000 for damage to his grain combine from a collision with defendant's gravel truck on a bridge over a stream. Defendant-appellant's sole contention here is that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law in violating two statutes.

Plaintiff's combine, pulled by a tractor, was moving south and the truck was going north. The left (east) side of...

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