Harris v. Williams

Citations

• 33 Ohio C.C. Dec. 650
• 22 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 412

Syllabus

<p>NEGLIGENCE — VEHICLES</p> <p>Violation of Revised Statutes and Traffic Ordinance by Negligent Driving Make Case for Jury.</p> <p>When the defendant was driving upon the wrong side of the street in violation of See. 3490 R. S. (See Sec. 6310 G. C.), and at a speed of ten or twelve miles an hour in violation of the city ordinances, and plaintiff’s intestate, a child of seven, after dodging from behind other vehicles going in the right direction, was knocked down by the front legs of defendant’s horses and killed by being run over by defendant’s wagon the question of whether or not defendant’s negligence in driving so fast that he could not stop in time to avoid running over the child was the proximate cause of its death is a question for the jury.</p>