City of Vermilion v. Stevenson

This case comes before this court on appeal from judgment entered by the Municipal Court of Vermilion, Ohio, on September 2, 1981, convicting appellant, Burl Stevenson, Jr., of violating Vermilion Ordinance No. 553.01.

On June 19, 1981, appellant was assigned by his employer, the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, to work as an engineer on a train consisting of one hundred twenty-six freight cars, engine and caboose, running from Conneaut, Ohio, to Bellevue, Ohio. At approximately 3:55 p.m., while en route through Vermilion, Ohio, an emergency stop of the train caused an obstruction of traffic…