Nabours v. City of Seattle

Citations

• 113 Wash. 557
• 194 P. 800
• 1921 Wash. LEXIS 570

Syllabus

<p>Street Railroads (20, 30) — Collisions — Contributory Negligence — Drivers of Vehicles — Question for Jury. The driver of a truck was not guilty of contributory negligence, as a matter of law, in attempting to cross street car tracks at a street intersection, when he looked and saw a street car approaching six hundred feet away, and considered, as did a third person, that he had time to cross, which was error owing to the unlawful speed of the street car; and city ordinances giving the street car company the right of way and making it unlawful to obstruct the track, do not affect the matter.</p>