City of Cincinnati v. Luckey

It is charged that on February 18, 1949, the two defendants were an engineer and conductor, respectively, in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, and that between seven and eight o’clock a. m. they operated an interstate freight train of 87 cars across Este avenue in the city of Cincinnati at a speed of 3 to 5 miles per hour, resulting in a blocking of the street for a period of at least 17 minutes, contrary to the provisions of Section 410-8 of the ordinances of that city.

That ordinance reads as follows:

“Section 410-8. Blocking Street Crossings. It shall be unlawful for any…