Mark P. Johnson v. Otto Manwarren

This is a damage suit growing out of an automobile collision which occurred in the vicinity of 75th and Wornall in Kansas City, Missouri. The automobile driven by defendant crashed into the rearend of the automobile driven by plaintiff when both were proceeding in a northerly direction on Wornall. In view of the issues presented and the Disposition made thereof, no factual statement is required. At the Conclusion of a jury trial, the plaintiff submitted his cause on the rear-end doctrine and the defendant submitted an instruction on contributory negligence requiring the jury to find that ""plaintiff suddenly stopped his automobile on the highway without first giving an adequate and timely warning of his intention to stop."" The jury returned a verdict for defendant and plaintiff has duly appealed to this court.