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8-552.

History: L. 1937, ch. 283, § 52; L. 1957, ch. 61, § 2; L. 1968, ch. 218, § 20; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2205; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Civil action; instruction as to violation hereof considered. Fisher v. Central Surety & Ins. Corp., 149 Kan. 38, 42, 86 P.2d 583.

2. Violation of statute constitutes negligence. Hurla v. Capper Publications, Inc., 149 Kan. 369, 373, 87 P.2d 552.

3. Applied; duty of driver approaching through highway stated; damage action. Revell v. Bennett, 162 Kan. 345, 349, 176 P.2d 538.

4. Duty of person entering through highway from private driveway discussed; negligence. Adams v. Dennis, 171 Kan. 32, 35, 229 P.2d 740.

5. Allegation section violated in action for damages under guest statute; petition sufficient. Hanson v. Swain, 170 Kan. 105, 106, 238 P.2d 517.

6. Violation of section constitutes negligence. Blakeman v. Lofland, 173 Kan. 725, 731, 252 P.2d 852.

7. Damage action; instructions considered; nonintersection crossing; no error. Monson v. Dupy, 180 Kan. 71, 73, 299 P.2d 580.

8. Findings of negligence; violation of subsection (b); verdict and findings upheld. Robles v. Central Surety & Insurance Corporation, 188 Kan. 506, 511, 363 P.2d 506.

9. Both drivers negligent; injured passenger may sue either or both and recover. McClave v. Moulton, 123 F.2d 450. 452.

10. Applied in wrongful death action; duty of driver approaching "Yield Right-of-Way" sign is same as driver approaching "Stop" sign when approaching vehicle constitutes immediate hazard. Harbaugh v. Darr, 200 Kan. 610, 613, 614, 438 P.2d 74.

11. Section enacted for protection of human life and safety; violation constitutes misdemeanor sufficient to sustain conviction of manslaughter in fourth degree. State v. Scott, 201 Kan. 134, 135, 138, 439 P.2d 78.

12. Noncompliance with section; contributory negligence as a matter of law; directed verdict sustained. Schenck v. Thompson, 201 Kan. 608, 615, 616, 443 P.2d 298.

13. Subsection (b) compared to K.S.A. 8-532 and 8-540 in discussion of what constitutes requisite negligence under negligent homicide statute. State v. Miles, 203 Kan. 707, 709, 457 P.2d 166.

14. Instructions to jury substantially in the words of the section without defining "immediate hazard" not reversible error. McGlothlin v. Wiles, 207 Kan. 718, 725, 487 P.2d 533.

15. Mentioned in relation to duties imposed upon a motorist by a "slow" sign at an intersection. Daugharthy v. Bennett, 207 Kan. 728, 730, 731, 486 P.2d 845.

16. Driver must yield to closely approaching vehicle at stop intersection. Logan v. McPhail, 208 Kan. 770, 775, 494 P.2d 1191.


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