Yetter v. Cedar Rapids & Marion City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from I Ann District Court. — Milo P. Smith, Judge. While appellant was in an automobile driven by her fifteen-year-old son, this car collided with a street car operated by the defendant company, and plaintiff brings suit for damages sustained by alleged negligence in the operation of said street car. Verdict was directed for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
T. It will profit no one to go into an extended review of the testimony.' The outstanding facts are that the driver of the automobile, whose negligence, if any, is imputable to the plaintiff, approached the street on which the street car line was being operated. Before arriving with*1242in 50 feet of tlie car track, he could, had he looked, have seen a car coming, 300 feet away. While in this situation, he was able to stop his car at any time, because he was only going at from 6 to 8 miles an hour. He deliberately turned to cross the track upon which the street car was coming, when he did or could…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Duggan v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1916
3Cited by5 opinions
- Waring v. Dubuque Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1921
- Sodemann v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1932
- Middleton v. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1929
- Griffin v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1921
- Grasle v. Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1926