Morice v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee coirnty: LawreNCe W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. Tbis is an action for damages on account of personal injuries sustained by plaintiff by reason of being struck and injured by one of defendant’s street cars in tbe city of Milwaukee on April 1, 1903. In tbe city of Milwaukee, Downer avenue runs north and south and is intersected at right angles by Summit Place. 'Defendant operated a double-track line 'of electric railway…
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee coirnty: LawreNCe W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. Tbis is an action for damages on account of personal injuries sustained by plaintiff by reason of being struck and injured by one of defendant’s street cars in tbe city of Milwaukee on April 1, 1903. In tbe city of Milwaukee, Downer avenue runs north and south and is intersected at right angles by Summit Place. 'Defendant operated a double-track line 'of electric railway consisting of two parallel tracks along and upon Downer avenue. The tracks extend from Summit Place directly north without…
1Opinion of the Court
’EjgewiN, J.
Tbe only questions involved npon this appeal are: (1) Negligence of defendant; (2) contributory negligence of the plaintiff. If the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence he cannot recover, and the question of negligence of the defendant need not be considered.
It appears from the evidence without dispute that the plaintiff alighted from the rear platform on the east side of the car going north upon the east track; that he stepped back a short step to the east and looked north, but saw no car approaching; that he waited until the car from which he alighted moved on, then…
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