Brickell v. Trecker
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: E. T. Fairchild, Circuit Judge. Twelfth street in the city of Milwaukee runs north and south. Cedar street runs east and west. On the 30th day of March, 1920, plaintiff was walking south on Twelfth street from the northwest corner, of the intersection. While she was crossing Cedar street she was struck by defendant’s electric automobile, which was running east on Cedar street, inflicting personal injuries.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: E. T. Fairchild, Circuit Judge. Twelfth street in the city of Milwaukee runs north and south. Cedar street runs east and west. On the 30th day of March, 1920, plaintiff was walking south on Twelfth street from the northwest corner, of the intersection. While she was crossing Cedar street she was struck by defendant’s electric automobile, which was running east on Cedar street, inflicting personal injuries. This action was brought to recover the damages sustained by her. The jury found that the defendant was negligent and the…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion .was filed February 7, 1922:
Owen, J.
The evidence shows that the destination of plaintiff was two blocks south and two blocks west from the intersection of Twelfth and Cedar streets. She had safely crossed Twelfth street from the northeast corner to the northwest corner of the intersection, and paused momentarily on the northwest corner to consider whether she should proceed south or west from that point. She concluded to proceed south, and started across Cedar street, going south on Twelfth street. She was walking along the line commonly known as the crossing, which…
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