Source or prior law:

8-122, 68-152h.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Speed violation under prior act (K.S.A. 68-152h) as making operator guilty of actionable negligence considered. Clark v. Southwestern Greyhound Lines, 148 Kan. 155, 159, 79 P.2d 906.

2. Civil action; question whether section violated held jury question; instruction upheld. Fisher v. Central Surety & Ins. Corp., 149 Kan. 38, 41, 86 P.2d 583.

3. Driver must be able to stop within range of vision; contributory negligence. Curtiss v. Fahle, 157 Kan. 226, 235, 139 P.2d 827.

4. Damage action; excessive speed held proximate cause of accident; negligence. Schroeder v. Nelson, 157 Kan. 320, 326, 139 P.2d 868.

5. Cited; damages to bridge caused by violation hereof recoverable under K.S.A. 8-5,124. State Highway Comm. v. Stadler, 158 Kan. 289, 293, 148 P.2d 296.

6. Instructions under act did not include definitions (K.S.A. 8-501); not reversible error. Long v. Shafer, 162 Kan. 21, 28, 174 P.2d 88.

7. Damage action; instruction containing only part of statute sufficient. Long v. Shafer, 164 Kan. 211, 215, 188 P.2d 646.

8. Damage action; accident at intersection; excessive speed as constituting negligence. Gabel v. Hanby, 165 Kan. 116, 124, 193 P.2d 239.

9. Violations of act constitute negligence, when; damage action; collision. Stevens v. Jones, 168 Kan. 583, 586, 215 P.2d 653.

10. Applied; alleged errors in wrongful death action reviewed; no reversible error. De Graw v. Kansas City & Leavenworth Transportation Co., 170 Kan. 713, 719, 228 P.2d 527.

11. Duty of person entering through highway from private driveway discussed; negligence. Adams v. Dennis, 171 Kan. 32, 36, 229 P.2d 740.

12. Fourth-degree manslaughter; driving car while drunk; information sufficient. State v. Spohr, 171 Kan. 129, 130, 131, 230 P.2d 1013.

13. Allegation section violated in action for damages under guest statute; petition sufficient. Hanson v. Swain, 172 Kan. 105, 106, 238 P.2d 517.

14. Mentioned; person may reasonably assume automobile operators will obey traffic laws. Siegrist v. Wheeler, 175 Kan. 11, 14, 259 P.2d 223.

15. Damage action; intersection collision; contributory negligence. Stephens v. Bacon, 176 Kan. 460, 464, 271 P.2d 285.

16. Damage action; right-of-way at blind intersection; section construed and applied. Green v. Higbee, 176 Kan. 596, 605, 272 P.2d 1084.

17. Action for damages; section discussed but not applied. Nolan v. Hebrew, 177 Kan. 363, 366, 278 P.2d 1011.

18. Cited; failure of brakes not negligence per se. Calnon v. Cook, 178 Kan. 517, 518, 289 P.2d 731.

19. Pleading "custom, practice and usage" in operation at intersection; void. Wood v. Melton, 179 Kan. 128, 129, 132, 293 P.2d 252.

20. Allegation of speed is admitted by demurrer. Meng v. Penner, 179 Kan. 789, 790, 791, 298 P.2d 246.

21. Evidence sufficient to rebut presumption killed pedestrian exercised due care; intoxication. Townsend, Administrator, v. Jones, 183 Kan. 543, 549, 331 P.2d 890.

22. Jury's special findings that both parties negligent upheld; damage action. Jackson v. Hutton, 184 Kan. 171, 172, 174, 334 P.2d 424.

23. Wrongful death action; speed as negligence; petition definite and sufficient. Vakas, Administratrix v. Collins, 185 Kan. 103, 105, 340 P.2d 99.

24. Damage action for personal injuries; trial court's instructions as to violation of this and other sections not erroneous. Kline v. Ash, 188 Kan. 745, 747, 366 P.2d 276.

25. Excessive speed must be proved to be proximate cause of accident to bar recovery in civil action. Jefferson v. Clark, 190 Kan. 520, 523, 376 P.2d 923.

26. Both drivers negligent; injured passenger may sue either or both and recover. McClave v. Moulton, 123 F.2d 450, 452.

27. Section construed with G.S. 1949, 8-538; question of negligence for jury. Transcontinental Bus System, Inc., v. Taylor, 265 F.2d 913, 915.

28. Court did not err in instructing jury as to reasonable and prudent speed when no evidence of speed limit. Wilcox v. Colwell, 193 Kan. 617, 620, 396 P.2d 315.

29. Fact situation created question of negligence for jury. Gardner v. Pereboom, 197 Kan. 188, 191, 192, 416 P.2d 67.

30. Cited in considering contributory negligence in intersection collision. Borggren v. Liebling, 198 Kan. 161, 163, 422 P.2d 884.

31. Duty of driver on through highway to reduce speed at intersection considered; instruction to jury. Prior v. Best Cabs, Inc., 199 Kan. 77, 80, 427 P.2d 481.

32. Noncompliance with section; contributory negligence as a matter of law; directed verdict sustained. Schenck v. Thompson, 201 Kan. 608, 615, 616, 443 P.2d 298.

33. Violation, provided death flows therefrom, sufficient to constitute offense of negligent homicide. State v. Miles, 203 Kan. 707, 709, 710, 457 P.2d 166.

34. Mentioned in relation to duties imposed upon a motorist by a "slow" sign at an intersection. Daugharthy v. Bennett, 207 Kan. 728, 730, 732, 486 P.2d 845.

35. Instruction hereunder correct; K.S.A. 8-555 and 8-556 applicable to public highways. Klaus v. Goetz, 211 Kan. 126, 131, 505 P.2d 726.

36. P.I.K. instruction based on K.S.A. 8-532(c) in error due to significant change in statutory language. Eckdall v. Negley, 5 Kan. App. 2d 724, 726, 624 P.2d 473.