Court Opinion

ID: 9560487
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 17:49:55.327691+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:12:57.470104
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Berry, Judge,
dissenting:
I dissent from the majority opinion wherein it holds that the plaintiff was not guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. I am of the opinion that the matter of contributory negligence of the plaintiff is a question for jury determination. The defendant’s automobile was either stopped or moving slowly at an intersection and the plaintiff walked across the street in front of the automobile. The plaintiff stated that he was not aware of the defendant’s car at any time until it struck him. It was the duty of the plaintiff to use due care for his own safety and under the circumstances in the case at bar it would appear that this was a matter for the jury to determine. Shaw v. Perfetti, 147 W.Va. 87, 125 S.E.2d 778.
Judge Haden joins in this dissent.