Keller v. Key System Transit Lines

Defendants appeal from a judgment for damages entered against them after jury verdict in the sum of $18,000 for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff Mary Keller when she was allegedly struck by an interurban train of defendant Key System Transit Lines in the city of Berkeley near the point where defendants’ tracks cross Ashby Avenue.

On the date of the alleged accident, March 15, 1952, a single track was being used for both northbound and southbound trains. Northbound trains stopped for passengers on the south side of Ashby Avenue, while southbound trains stopped on the north side of this…