Cincinnati Traction Co. v. Charles

Citations

• 23 Ohio C.C. Dec. 437
• 14 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 506
• 1912 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 157

Syllabus

<p>Pedestrian at Street Crossing Required to Look and Listen for Street Cars Approaching and Failure to Sound Gong is not Recoverable ..Negligence.</p> <p>• A pedestrian before crossing a street on which a street railway is operated is required to look and listen for approaching cars; failure to sound its gong as a car is about to cross a street is not negligence upon which recovery of damages may be predicated, especially if the pedestrian crossing at night and looking had an unobstructed view of its approach with headlight burning, or listening would have heard the noise of its approach. ,</p> <p>[Syllabus aproved by the court.]</p>