What are some cases where a plaintiff was found to be 75% contributorily negligent in a collision involving a defendant who insisted on his right of way?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Huang v Canadian National Railway Company, 2018 BCSC 1235 (CanLII):
The defendants’ cases include Salaam v. Abramovic, 2010 BCCA 212, in which the plaintiff was found, on appeal, to be 75% contributorily negligent after she failed to stop at a stop sign or look for oncoming traffic before entering an intersection. The defendant, who saw the plaintiff enter the intersection and could have avoided the accident, but insisted on his right of way, was found 25% liable.
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