Cable v. Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad

Citations

• 50 Wash. 619
• 97 P. 744

Syllabus

<p>Railways — Collision at Crossing — Contributory Negligence. The driver of an open buggy is guilty of contributory negligence in not stopping to look and listen before driving upon an interurban railway track, precluding any recovery, where it appears that he knew the train was approaching and that the trains were customarily run at high speed, although there were freight cars obstructing the view to some extent and he expected the train to slow down to stop at the station.</p> <p>Same — Passenger in a Buggy. Where the driver of an open buggy is guilty of contributory negligence in driving upon an interurban railway crossing without stopping to look or listen, his daughter riding with him, seventeen years of age, is likewise subject to the rules that she must “stop, look, and listen,” in the absence of a showing that she endeavored to stop the horse or have her father do so, or any attempt on her part to take precaution, or that she was prevented from doing so.</p>