Williams v. Iola Electric Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This case presents the- usual consequences which arise when an automobile and a trolley car arrive at the same place at the same time.

The plaintiff was driving his automobile southward on Martin street in Gas city. An interurban passenger car belonging to defendant was running eastward on its car line, which crosses Martin street at right angles'. A high embankment on the north side of the car line, with high weeds and grass growing thereon, obscured the car from plaintiff’s view, and a collision occurred at the crossing; the plaintiff was…