Sharp v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: John J. Gregory, Circuit Judge.- One Albert-E. Sharp was killed October 25, 1917, when the automobile which he was driving was struck by the interurban car of 'defendant at á farm crossing leading off to the west from the concrete highway of the Chicago road in the town of Oak Creek, Milwaukee county, about two and one-half miles south of South Milwaukee and fourteen miles north of Racine.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: John J. Gregory, Circuit Judge.- One Albert-E. Sharp was killed October 25, 1917, when the automobile which he was driving was struck by the interurban car of 'defendant at á farm crossing leading off to the west from the concrete highway of the Chicago road in the town of Oak Creek, Milwaukee county, about two and one-half miles south of South Milwaukee and fourteen miles north of Racine. Suit was brought by his administrator on behalf of the widow for the financial loss to her by reason of such death and also on behalf of the…
1Opinion of the CourtEschweiler, J.
The accident happened early in the afternoon of a clear day. The deceased and his wife had driven from Milwaukee and desired to go to a farmer’s house on the west side of the interurban track of defendant. They had difficulty in locating the farm and had driven by *343it twice, and made the last inquiry concerning it at what was known as the Ryan Road, about 1,365 feet north of the particular crossing. According to Mrs. Sharp’s testimony they drove slowly south from the Ryan road, and when they came to this driveway she turned to look north and also south and no street car was in sight in either…
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