Citations
- 337 F.2d 361
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PER CURIAM:
The plaintiff, driving through a lighted intersection in downtown Charleston, West Virginia, ran head-on into the front of a large tractor-trailer, which was stalled in the plaintiff’s line of traffic. The plaintiff did not see the tractor until almost the moment of impact. He thought he had had time to touch his ¡brake pedal, but there was insufficient time for his brakes to take effect.
•Under these circumstances, the District Court directed a verdict for the defendant. It did so upon the theory that West Virginia law requires a motorist to look effectively and holds him guilty