Pheils v. Toledo city
Ohio Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
We hold that the verdict is not manifestly against the weight of the evidence in the cases brought by Smith and Colburn. The evidencei of the defendants' tends to show that the speed of the car as it approached the cinder portion of Parker Avenue was 35 to 40 miles per hour, and that the young lady in the wrecked car had been drinking intoxicating liquor. This evidence, coupled with that as to the condition of the street, would warrant the jury in drawing the inference that the occupants of the car were on something of a lark and therefore riot ordinarily careful. Helen Croker herself did not…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gfell v. Jefferson Hardware Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1917
3Cited by1 opinion
- Victor Tea Co. v. WalshOhio Court of Appeals · 1931