Wilson v. Ashtabula Water Works Co.

This case involves a collision between a fire plug and plaintiff’s car.

Plaintiff’s daughter, a minor, was driving down the street on a bright, sunshiny day at high noon. A thermos of coffee on the seat beside her, toppled over. She righted it. It fell again. She pulled toward the curb, looking vaguely ahead to park. By her own admission she didn’t do much of a job of looking ahead. She failed to notice a fire plug beside the road. She admitted she could have seen it a block away — but didn’t.

Testimony as to the exact location of the plug appears at first glance to be in conflict. A second…