Muir v. Fleming

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The plaintiff while riding on a motor truck was injured in a collision with a street car operated by the defendants. In an action to recover for the injury sustained the jury found for the plaintiff, awarding him $2,500 as damages. Defendants appeal.

The collision occurred near the intersection of Thirty-first and Parallel streets in Kansas City. Double street-car tracks are laid on the center of Parallel street, which runs east and west. Street cars going west travel on the north track and halt at the approach to intersecting streets…