Laughlin v. Street Railway Co.

In this case I fully concur in the opinion filed by the Chief Justice, except in relation to the admissibility-of *229evidence of .the opinions of persons familiar with driving^ and eye-witnesses .of the condition of the track at or about the time .of the alleged injury to plaintiff, as to the safety of the crossing.

The reception of such testimony would, in my opinion, open up a field of boundless speculation, which would tend to confuse and obscure rather than to throw light to the jury upon the question of the true condition of the street. It would also afford occasion and opportunity for…