Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-08-13
RECENT LEGAL DECISIONS.

A carrier is held. in Duncan VS.. Great
Northern Il. Co. On. d. 11S n. ". S26.
10 l.. r. A. On. 81 952, to be liable for
by it. even though the shipper may not
have fastened properly inside doors fur
nished by the carrier for the purpose of
retaining the fax, where. after these
doors We're inserted, the car was receipt
ed for and the outside doors closed and
sealed by the carriers agent, who had
full opportunity TO observe, while closing
the outside doors. whether the inside
doors were properly fastened.
A railroad company is held. in Thomp-
son VS.. Baltimore & o. Il. Co, 21S Pa
444. 100 Am. st. Rep. S97, 81 Att. 76S.
19 l.. r. A (NS.) 1852 to owe no duty
TO a trespassing child to lock or guard
it's turntables, although such machines
are calculated to allure children to them
for amusement. With these cases is an
elaborate note on the subject of attrac-
tive nuisance.
A wire stretched over and across the
track of a railroad company not suf-
ficiently high above a freight car running
on the track to permit an employee stand
ing on the top of such car to safely pass
under the wire, is held, in Hubbard VS.
Central Il. Co. (Ga0 63 S. Il. 10, 10
L.R.A.( N.S.l 1888. not to constitute de
feet in the way or track" within the
meaning of the Alabama employers liza
bility act. where there is nothing to indi-
cate that such wire is not a mere NOV
able object temporarily placed too near
the track.
Statutory authority to a municipal cor
n
operating roads across it's streets to light
the crossings at night, provided that it
shall have no authority to require the
railroad to maintain any different kind
of light at the crossing from that main
tanned by the municipality at street
crossings. is held, in Chicago. I. & L. r.
Co. V Salem, 40 Ind. 153. 50 n. Z. 913.
10 Ira. (N.S.l 65S. to refer simply to
the kind &c light, and not to compel the
requirement of a light of the strength of
those maintained at street crossings if
one of less power will properly light the
crossing.
An attorney travelling over a street
railway Simply for the purpose of as
certaining whether or not 4 transfer win
be given him at a certain point as re-
quired by statute, which information he
desires for the benefit of suit already
commenced on behalf of clients for the
statutory penalty for refusal TO give
them transfers, is held, in Bull Is. New
York City r. Co. 1872 \. y 361, s. y.
r.. 80. 80 L.R. A.(N.Sl rs. not to be
entitled 10 bring an action for the statu-
tory penalty because of the refusal 10
give him one, where the statute requires
the carrying of passengers desiring to
make a continuous trip between certain
points for one fare. and imposes a for
TEXTURE To the person aggrieved 10y re-
fuSal to issue the necessary transfer
The rights of a section man on
street railway. who is injured while rid
ing TO his work from his home. ON the
cOmpany'S car without paying fare. III
accordance with Il custom OF the COM
pany to carry such employees free upon
their displaying badges furnished To
them, arp held, in Birmingham II. Light
X L. Co. vs.. Sawyer (AlaD a So. "a
10 Ira. tN.Sl III not 10 be those Of
q passenger. but merely Of an employo
One holding a street-car ticket EMIT
ling him TO transportation 10 any one of
several points AZ different distances
along the line from the starting point.
who boards q car plainly marked as ca-
ing only as far as the nearest stop %
which the ticket entities him T., ride is
held. in Mills vs.. Seattle r. 4 :. K. CO.
&c Wash. 70, sc Pac. go. 10 Ira.
fN.Si I04. not 10 he entitled 70 damages
in case the car StOBS al thar poiut and