Jonas v. Los Angeles Railway Corp.

Is a woman contributorily negligent who, on a dark, rainy night at an intersection adjacent to a loading platform attempts to cross the track of a car less than 50 feet from her, approaching at a speed of 20 miles per hour ? Such is the question here presented.

This appeal is from the judgment for defendants after verdict against two adult sons who sued for damages alleged to have been suffered by reason of the death of their mother who was killed by the street car within an intersection.

The defendant corporation operates its railway line upon a private right of way down the center of Vermont…