Marczuk v. St. Louis Public Service Co.

On the 25th of February, 1945, John Marczuk left a Park Avenue streetcar at 18th and Pine Streets, intending to catch another car and ride to the City Hall. Another car did not come along immediately and he walked down to Olive Street to catch a Forest Park car. But, instead of crossing 18th Street in the intersection, he crossed Olive Street and about 100 feet south of the intersection walked around the rear of a streetcar stopped on the east track and was struck by a southbound streetcar as he crossed the west track on 18th Street. For his resulting injuries he was awarded a judgment of…