What is the case law on contributory negligence in motor vehicle accidents?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lauria v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc., 250 F. 353 (2nd Cir. 1918):
The earliest reported English case on the subject of contributory negligence is Butterfield v. Forrester, 11 East, 60, decided in 1809. The defendant had negligently placed a pole so that it projected into the street, and the plaintiff, not observing it, negligently rode against it. In the case Lord Ellenborough said:
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