Grasle v. Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.

The negligence relied upon by the plaintiff to fasten liability on the defendant is that the defendant was operating its car which collided with plaintiff’s automobile at a high and unlawful rate of speed estimated by plaintiff to have been twenty miles an hour. The ordinance limits the speed of street-cars at intersections to the rate of twelve miles an hour. The plaintiff followed the north-bound car which obstructed his view for any great distance ahead of him. It is not possible for us to determine, from the testimony of the plaintiff who was the only witness in his behalf, whether.or not…