The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases, Affecting Railroads of Every Kind, Decided by the Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction in the United States, England, and Canada [1894-1913].E. Thompson Company, 1908 |
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... signal , and without warning of any kind , in violation of an ordinance of the city of Akron , and without keeping any lookout for persons driving on the street . The defendant denied all the allegations of negligence , and , futher ...
... signal , and without warning of any kind , in violation of an ordinance of the city of Akron , and without keeping any lookout for persons driving on the street . The defendant denied all the allegations of negligence , and , futher ...
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... signals before approaching the crossing ? Second , even if it be conceded that the signals were not given , was the failure so to do the proximate cause of the accident ? and , third , was the boy making such an unlawful use of the ...
... signals before approaching the crossing ? Second , even if it be conceded that the signals were not given , was the failure so to do the proximate cause of the accident ? and , third , was the boy making such an unlawful use of the ...
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... signals , the place where he was located at the time , whether he was on the lookout for the train and listening for the signals , are all important matters to be taken into consideration by the trial judge when he is called on to pass ...
... signals , the place where he was located at the time , whether he was on the lookout for the train and listening for the signals , are all important matters to be taken into consideration by the trial judge when he is called on to pass ...
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... Signal . + - Where a witness testifies that he was near a railroad crossing and was listening for an approaching train , and that he heard no whistle , his testimony , if believed , is proof that no whistle was sounded . Same ...
... Signal . + - Where a witness testifies that he was near a railroad crossing and was listening for an approaching train , and that he heard no whistle , his testimony , if believed , is proof that no whistle was sounded . Same ...
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... signal and excessive speed and subsequent contributory negligence ) ; Craw- ford v . Chicago G. W. Ry . Co. ( Iowa ) , 16 Am . & Eng . R. Cas . , N. S. , 628 ( contributory negligence as affected by failure to give signals and excessive ...
... signal and excessive speed and subsequent contributory negligence ) ; Craw- ford v . Chicago G. W. Ry . Co. ( Iowa ) , 16 Am . & Eng . R. Cas . , N. S. , 628 ( contributory negligence as affected by failure to give signals and excessive ...
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