Citizens Street Railway Co. v. Merl

Appellant owned and operated a system of street railway lines in Indianapolis. One of its lines was on Washington street, and consisted of a double track thereon, and poles between the tracks upon which the electric wires were attached. Appellant was repairing its tracks on East Washington street, and, on account thereof, a portion of the north track between Highland avenue and Cruse street was torn up and the cars could not run thereon. It became necessary on account of this condition of the north track to switch the westbound cars to the south track, and run them on the south track past…