Pittsburg C., C. & St. L. Ry. v. Stugard

Citations

• 33 Ohio C.C. Dec. 370
• 21 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 396

Syllabus

<p>RAILROADS</p> <p>Railway not Liable for Injuries at Crossing to Driver Obstructing His Own View.</p> <p>When it appears that the intestate, a driver who was killed at a railway crossing, was walking beside his wagon, which was between him and the railway track and was piled high with lumber so as to obstruct the view of an approaching train, and .there is evidence that the whistle was blown for the crossing, it is error in an action for damages on account of his death to overrule a motion to direct a verdict for the railway company.</p>