Spellman v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WEST, J.:

No. 17,699. The captain of a hose company and the driver came north up Seventh street in Kansas City, Kan., with a heavy hose cart drawn by two horses weighing fourteen hundred pounds each, in answer to a fire alarm received from Tenth and Minnesota. The lights were on and the gong was sounded continuously, and when within about two blocks of Minnesota avenue, being practically up the hill, the speed was increased and the team was guided eastward to make the turn west on the avenue and then started northwest intending to go across the…