Slyder v. Board of County Commissioners

It is the contention of defendant that the trial court committed error in denying defendant’s motion to direct a verdict. Defendant contends, first, that the guard rails required on the approach to the bridge were intended to serve solely as a barrier and not as a warning, and, second, that the absence of guard rails in no way proximately caused or contributed to the accident and injuries of plaintiff.

The instant case concerns three sections of the General Code relating to guard rails, which read as follows :

Section 7563. “The board of county commissioners shall erect or cause to be erected…