Schmidt Ex Rel. Schmidt v. Allen’s Empirical Analysis

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31 state decisions

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1. ““Instruction No. 2 “The Court instructs the Jury that it is admitted by the defendant, Oscar Schaefer, Administrator of the estate of Mary Bradshaw, that on the 28th day of April, 1956, the deceased, Mary Bradshaw did drive an automobile on and over North 22nd Street, and that said automobile came in contact with the plaintiff, Jeanne (sic) LaTour, and you are further instructed that if you find and believe from the evidence that prior to said collision and injury, there was a truck parked at the northwest corner of North 22nd Street and Benton Street that extended out into the Southbound traffic lane there, and that said truck obstructed the view of pedestrians crossing from the west to the ■east and that the said Mary Bradshaw -as she approached said truck knew or by the exercise of the highest degree <of care would have known that said truck did so obstruct said view and if ;you further find that Mary Bradshaw ■did as she approached and passed said truck then and there negligently and carelessly fail to have her said automobile under such control so that it •could he readily and reasonably stopped ■■upon the appearance of danger, and in so driving at said location was negli-:gént and that such negligence caused ■or contributed to cause injury to plaintiff, then you are instructed that you will find in favor of plaintiff and against the defendant, Oscar Schaefer, Administrator of the Estate of Mary Bradshaw.” (Emphasis supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. La Tour ex rel. LaTour v. Pevely Dairy Co.