JEFFERS v. PEORIA-ROCKFORD BUS CO.


274 Wis. 594 (1957)

JEFFERS, Appellant, vs. PEORIA-ROCKFORD BUS COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 5, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Moss & Wickhem of Janesville, and oral argument by John C. Wickhem and Howard H. Moss.

For the respondent there was a brief by Jeffris, Mouat, Oestreich, Wood & Cunningham, and oral argument by Louis D. Gage, Jr., all of Janesville.


CURRIE, J.

The three principal issues on this appeal are:

(1) Was there any statutory duty imposed upon the bus driver which required that he pull over onto the extra paved fourth lane at the right side of the highway when he attempted to make his stop for the railroad spur track?

(2) If there was such duty, was the bus driver's negligence, in failing to perform it, not a proximate cause of the collision as a matter of law?

(3) If there was...

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