Carrahar v. Boston & Northern Street Railway Co.

The story told by the plaintiff in this case is that on the afternoon of July 21, 1903, he was driving a one horse express wagon heavily loaded through South Common Street in Lynn, shown on the plan, on his way from Boston to Nahant. The afternoon was a stormy one, with a pelting, driving, easterly rain full in his face. He had a canvas over his wagon, drawn up over a hood or shade above his seat. When he came to the end of the Common he looked to see whether there was a car coming. He saw none, and drove to the drinking fountain to give his horse a drink. He then testified: “ I looked around…