Hinton v. Cream City Railroad
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Comity Court of MilwmoJeee Comity. The action is to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff through the alleged negligence of the defendant company. The defendant owns and operates a street railroad in the city of Milwaukee, which extends along Farwell avenue, southwest to Ogden street, and thence west on a descending grade along the latter street across Marshall street, which extends north and south across Ogden street.
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APPEAL from the Comity Court of MilwmoJeee Comity. The action is to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff through the alleged negligence of the defendant company. The defendant owns and operates a street railroad in the city of Milwaukee, which extends along Farwell avenue, southwest to Ogden street, and thence west on a descending grade along the latter street across Marshall street, which extends north and south across Ogden street. On November 3,1883, at about I o’clock in the evening, tbe plaintiff entered a oar of tbe defendant on Far-well avenue intending to…
1Opinion of the CourtLyoN, J.
The alleged errors assigned for a reversal of the judgment herein will be considered in their order.
I. Certain rulings of the court upon objections to testimony will first be disposed of:
1. Col. E. A. Calkins was in the car when the plaintiff was injured, and his deposition, taken at the instance of the defendant, was read in evidence on the trial. On motion of plaintiff’s counsel the court suppressed therefrom the following question propounded on behalf of the defendant: “ Do you remember anything about the length of the stop of the car at the corner of Marshall street, so as to give some…
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