Fair v. Union Traction Co.

Citations

• 102 Kan. 611
• 171 P. 649
• 1918 Kan. LEXIS 107

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Automobile — Collision with Street Car — Proximate Cause — Contributory Negligence. The evidence and findings considered, and held, the proximate cause of a collision between a street car and an automobile was the unlawful speed at which the automobile was driven, although at the moment of collision the automobile was moving at a lawful rate of speed. Held, further, the plaintiff, who was an occupant, but not the driver, of the automobile, was guilty of negligence which contributed to his injury.</p>