Case Name: Charles PRYOR, Appellant, v. Harry E. SCOTT, Jr., and Capitol Cab Cooperative Ass'n, Inc., a body corporate, Appellees
Court: District of Columbia Municipal Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
Decision Date: 1958-12-02
Citations: 146 A.2d 569
Docket Number: No. 2256
Parties: Charles PRYOR, Appellant, v. Harry E. SCOTT, Jr., and Capitol Cab Cooperative Ass’n, Inc., a body corporate, Appellees.
Judges: Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 146
Pages: 569–569

Head Matter:
Charles PRYOR, Appellant, v. Harry E. SCOTT, Jr., and Capitol Cab Cooperative Ass’n, Inc., a body corporate, Appellees.
No. 2256.
Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Argued Sept. 29, 1958.
Decided Dec. 2, 1958.
George B. Parks, Washington, D. C., with whom Robert A. Harris, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.
J. Lawrence Hall, Washington, D. C., for appellees.
Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant's automobile while proceeding through an uncontrolled street intersection was struck on its right rear side by ap-pellee's automobile. The trial court found appellee was negligent, but denied recovery to appellant because of contributory negligence on his part.
This appeal attacks the finding of contributory negligence. Appellant asserts that because his automobile was first in the intersection he had the right of way. He relies on Bland v. Hershey, 60 App.D.C. 226, 50 F.2d 991, but that case holds that right of way is relative and not absolute. Appellant's testimony was that when he reached the intersection he saw ap-pellee's car approaching on his right, 20, 30 or 40 feet away, but nevertheless he proceeded into the intersection without slowing down. We cannot say this testimony would not support a finding of contributory negligence.
Affirmed.