Street Railway Reports Annotated Volume 2; (Cited St. Ry. Rep.) Reporting the Electric Railway and Street Railway Decisions of the Federal and State Courts in the United States (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1904 Excerpt: ... (For Index to Notes, see ante, p. rv.) OTORMAN--Continued). could not see the car, it could not be said that the motorman could see the wagon in which the plaintiff was riding. But even if the motorman could have seen the plaintiff, he had a right to assume that the plaintiff could also see the car, and that the plaintiff would stop before getting into a position of peril. Petty v. St. Louis & Mer. R. R. Co., 554. Duty To Control Car At Street Intersection.--It is the duty of the motorman upon a street railway, when approaching an intersecting street, to have his car so far under control that he will not endanger the safety of other persons on foot or in vehicles, engaged in the lawful and customary use of the highway in question. Searles v. Elizabeth, P. f C. J. Ry. Co. (and note), 706. Duty to avoid collision with bicyclist known to be in peril, see Harrington v. Los Angeles Ry. Co. (and note), 22. Duty to avoid striking child crossing track, see North Chicago St. Ry. Co. v. Johnson, 82. Degree of care to avoid injuries to children on or near tracks, see Kube v. St. Louis Transit Co., 597; Jett v. Central Elec. Ry. Co. (and note), 513; McDonald v. Metropolitan St. Ry. Co., 788. Required to stop car when child is in perilous position on track, see Meeker v. Metropolitan St. Ry. Co., 536. Question as to whether car could have been stopped after the perilous situation of the child upon the track was discovered is for the jury, see Carney v. Concord St. Ry. Co. (and note), 668. Effort to avoid collision with child who had fallen upon track, see Sciurba v. Metropolitan St. Ry. Co., 789. Duty to avoid collision with fire apparatus, see City of A'eto York v. Metropolitan St. Ry. Co., 781. Duty to keep a lookout and avoid injury to persons on or near track, see R...