Cleveland Ry. Co. v. Sutherland

Hazel Sutherland brought an action against the Cleveland Railway Co. in the Cuyahoga Common Pleas seeking, to recover damages for injuries sustained by her due to the alleged negligence of the company, in that while standing in a safety zone waiting for a street car, a glass from one of the company’s cars fell and pieces thereof struck her on the head and face.

The court instructed the jury that if the injury was caused by the falling of the glass, a presumption arises in absence of other proof that the company was negligent. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of Sutherland and judgment…