The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-08
THE RIGHTS OF WHEELMEN.
Must Exercise More Care Than Persons
Using Other Vehicles Of Travel.
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE EQUITY COURT
In the Case OF W. II. Barbcc Against the
CITY, I'm which t,o Jury Rendered "
verdict of $500 for thc Plaintiff
Duty of Bicyciisis.


=. .,,,r r.,r and Faulty Court yesterday
In inc La" '''' ...... ~,r ss00 for the
the jury it"1'i'' az rperboe
plaiutin iu thc case "i we
..t,,.t ti,o c.fv The suit was brought Ioi
.....-.... .,,b,c7 The plaln-
$500 damages loi ''' -, ,..,,
in received by iaiiNs ''"'' t..
evening on I0mh1rdy ttictN ""-'' '
d. .,.,.rr ra.n-holo was project lB
''F ... +l.. surface OF tho
seNcfal l"'"'' .,......,.. for the
street one Oh ''o
,t.intn testified that while riding III
f...-1 he had come TO
jumper WIZ" 49,. .t,,,
crof at tho same slot' N1 '''"'
.i.,,., ,,.ro thrown out on the
'''" .1 o,e Of the
street ana a"ah," "P' -,
springs OF the J"hp0 49, D., tnfe
The instructions gwen '''o y,. i,oe I'd
case are most ln1e'.'..' ,..,,.,lr,on in
there are large h1iH'.l pa
this city. They are as ioIoMs.
THE lNoltsb 81 AD-''. r.,..,.
!. That it is tno ouly OF '"e Nit.,(,,,
CITY to keep its atfetl7 ln '"io ..,-,.tlo,,s
and free from deiccta anu V'', 49,,
dangerous 20 persons passing ".o-5
same iu the ordinary i,o.'o Iofcndanf
with ordinary care; and the uei iel'I',i' .'i'.i..
Is liable TO person VINO sua'Alia i"' 'i 49,, p,
without fault on hIs part, py reason o' 40
neglect 20 DO SO. e.. .,o
90 And if the jury p'". ~, a., ono
evidence that IdlnS upon "-'t -, -
of tho ordinary MODES OF t"f0' N5 80
SONS living in the Guy v' 30 ,-,, DO.
than the city ln ll7 OF ...I d.,
30 as such ordinary IND"o vi 80, -.
its citizens. lt la ihc outf "t '"D ''f
keep its streets in reasonably salo OoI
0lt0n for persons VINO Ilue D'D' o''' W.
ordinary care 20 The same extent '"'e
ST. required OF 10 Tor otncf pd1atii6'iS VI
vehicles
@. The jury are instructed lhat h lhty
believe from the evidence tnal lHlio
an obstruction or sewer NcnH.",oI I' '..
street where tine pihnlin was my 'ut -
there hy the city OF lls e1i.'9' .'.'-i,,~-
rendered 10 dangerous 'o 90, Ctt.lr
aions ine same "ii "..' ga 49,
NeMc.tr' WIN "l",.i"'s 49,, ..,,,,t..
lne nei'h"eH,' "I i,' t.,..,, 80 eotd
knt" OF "u-n' l' nav 49,, 49,. o,.,l 49,
onsiil .lon ol .,'l',,.. ',i1 strlot
lie pi'Iaull in ''o -...e a.s M, ordi-
on his nicyei7 WIN su-i, ...,.9 ," lin. o,,
mary man Mou,t ,,.,'.,.',, frn,o MS said bicv-
"l'9'i'' N"9 e'i ~" oi,.,-,,,til.,, o, eo,,or
cIe by reason OF sain ol'7'. u.. vi -,
NeuulatoI di.' i.iJ.i~"' '
mo lot .,., .,..,,li,,- ,-rr,r rc,rN-c,r,
my i,.liit-tos l,.6 r.c ri~bt to ae-
..4.+ ,..,,Id ,,orfor,,
sumo ''''. ,,.... .i,, .frso+ r,6ntionod
i,S ,i.-..,l,, ,, .aro and nroner con-
I' ''o ...-...i,..I a. cvcrcieo
o.,ion' ,D ..,-. al. ,,.-l,ircd i'm tbeeo
Dn.l .....- ..it.,,. ,,,',- ,i,, ,.l,.c ,.bor,
l,-'i ,''". .i '-..,, 7 ar la Nj
,le s.S.' '.ta l,...+r,,c,i,,, o. ,.o,fiia-
.,tt ,+-,l, bis ,,ro of eaid
,-1,, .,.,t l,,,o,.te'lo.. fe NOT within
.,.,ie ,',,.ii,.,-e and did nor imnoee ON
linn tbo oxercise of anv extraordinary
H.. ,,...s ,,,, ,co,,iral 10 orticirato
,,..,,..,- ~ to 1e on tbe foo,rout for is
l',tsfo,.,o b.,ord what is ordinarily ox-
,.,-ts.l f.,. o,,. ri1,no, q li.v.la lint euch
.,t,,.io,ls.. A. o oir.,,r,etanoo which tbe
tn-, n,rv consider Inn dctorrnininc the
,.,,c.tior whether or NOT tho plaipdn was
,.,,,lt,. ~ co,t,ifYtory norlirenco
,rre f,rv are instructed tbat the bur