Anderson's Business Law and the Legal Environment 20th Edition by David Twomey,Marianne Jennings

Exercise 13

James Lee Boyter, a cement truck driver for Concrete Specialties of America, collided head-on with Robin Langley as she drove on a curved portion of a two-lane road. Langley testified that Boyter hit her head-on as he came around the curve because he was in her lane and hence driving on the wrong side of the road. A witness testified that Langley was driving at an excessive rate of speed before Boyter's truck struck her car between the left front fender and the door. Langley filed suit against Boyter and Concrete Specialties. They defended on the grounds that Langley was contributory negligent. What happens if there is contributory negligence on the part of Langley? Do you think she was contributory negligent? [ Langley v Boyter, 325 SE2d 550 (SC)]