of way. The Miller car was approaching in a straight line and its speed was becoming less. There was testimony that the stop sign was partially covered with snow. However, Miller testified that he saw the stop sign when he was about thirty feet north of it. There is no testimony as to the location of the stop sign on the date of the accident. One of the officers testified that shortly before the trial it was seventy-five feet from the north edge of the intersection.
In granting the motion for a directed verdict the trial court analyzed the testimony as follows:
"The court is of the opinion that the evidence discloses that the sole and only cause of this collision was the admitted negligence on the part of thedefendant, Roland D. Miller, in the operation of his automobile. The speed at which he was going as he approached this arterial highway was such that he was unable to keep his car under control, and to that extent he was negligent; and also his invading the right of way of Hubert Clocherez by crossing the arterial highway, being obliged, under the circumstances, to stop. The undisputed testimony is to the effect that he started stopping his car one hundred twenty feet away from the intersection; that he saw the arterial stop sign, even though it was partially obstructed, he saw it, nevertheless, when he was at least one hundred five feet from the north limits of the highway, and under the circumstances it was his duty to