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· 6/26/1905

Lake Shore & M. S. Ry. v. Brooks

Citations

  • 26 Ohio C.C. Dec. 465
  • 16 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 538

Syllabus

<p>RAILWAYS.</p> <p>Duty of Employe to Look and Listen Before Going Upon Tracks.</p> <p>Employes whose duties require them to cross the tracks in the yards or at the depots of railways are bound to observe a strict lookout; hence, they are required to look just before going upon the track, or so near thereto as to enable them to get across before a train within the range of their view of the track, going at the usual speed of fast trains, would reach such crossing.</p>

Judges: Henry, Marvin, Winch

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