Rieck v. Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: ObeeN T. Williams, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff brought this action in the ciyil court of Milwaukee county to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained as a result of a collision between an automobile in which he was riding and an electric car of the defendant company.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: ObeeN T. Williams, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff brought this action in the ciyil court of Milwaukee county to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained as a result of a collision between an automobile in which he was riding and an electric car of the defendant company. Fifth street in the city of Milwaukee runs north and south, and Clybourn street, running east and west, crosses Fifth street at right angles. Everett street, also referred to in the testimony as an alley, runs east and west, ending at Fifth street,…
1Opinion of the CourtBabNes, J.
The plaintiff’s son, who was driving the automobile, testified that he looked to the south as' soon as he emerged from the alley and had a clear view, and that there was no street car in sight; that he was going about six miles an hour and turned north, and after proceeding northward from fifteen to twenty-five feet his auto was overtaken and struck by a north-bound street car. The plaintiff testified that he kept looking to the south after the auto emerged from the alley until it turned to the north, and that the street car was not within sight. He agreed with his son. as to the point of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hardy v. Milwaukee Street Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
- Collins v. City of JanesvilleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- Schuster v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1891
- Bading v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Suckow v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
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- Sheban v. A. M. Castle & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1924