Lockwood v. Belle City Street Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine county: Feane M. Fish, Circuit Judge. This action was commenced October 7, 1893, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff July 20, 1893, by reason of a collision of the wagon in which he was riding with the defendant’s electric car, caused by the alleged wilful, negligent, and reckless manner in which the defendant ran and operated its said car at the time, and without any fault on the part of…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine county: Feane M. Fish, Circuit Judge. This action was commenced October 7, 1893, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff July 20, 1893, by reason of a collision of the wagon in which he was riding with the defendant’s electric car, caused by the alleged wilful, negligent, and reckless manner in which the defendant ran and operated its said car at the time, and without any fault on the part of the plaintiff. The answer consists of admissions, denials, and allegations that the collision was caused by the…
1Opinion of the Court
Oassoday, O. J.
1. Main street in Racine runs in a northerly and southerly direction. State street starts at Main street and runs westerly therefrom. The defendant has double street-car tracks on Main street, southerly from the east end of State street, and also has double street-car tracks connecting with those on Main street, and curving from. Main street onto State street, and running thereon westerly far beyond the place of the accident, and upon and over which the defendant’s electric street cars run east and west at short intervals. State street at the place in question is seventy-four…
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