Balik v. Flacker

Albert, J .

Cedar Rapids and Marion are two cities in Linn county, the latter lying a little northeast of the former. First Avenue is a street running (for convenience we will say) east and west through both cities. It is a paved street, and the distance (at the point in controversy) is 61 feet and 8 inches from curb to curb. On this street, paralleling each other and the curb, are two sets of street ear tracks, the outside rail of each set being 23 feet from the curb. The distance between the rails of the respective sets of tracks is 5 feet and 2 inches, and the distance between the two sets…