Ladouceur v. Northern Pacific Railroad
Citations
- 6 Wash. 280
- 33 P. 556
- 1893 Wash. LEXIS 277
Syllabus
<p>RAILROADS —INJURIES AT CROSSINGS — CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE.</p> <p>A person injured by collision with a train at a railroad crossing is not chargeable with contributory negligence, if he looks for the train before driving upon the track and cannot see it by reason of intervening trees and embankments, nor hear it on account of the rattle of his own and other vehicles upon the roadway. (Stiles and Holt, JJ., dissent.)</p>
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Judges: Scott, Stiles
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