The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23

| w ay-C CHueT brooklyn ordnance
giving north and southbound We
hicles right of way over east and
westbound vehicles, it was the duty
OF an automobile driver to allow a
southbound street car an opportun-
ity to pass, ii the street car was
likely to reach the crossing at the
time he intended to cross.-l69 n
Y. S. 25l.
Contributory Negligence-There
was contributory negligence bar
ring recovery for collision of street
car, going so slowly that it was
stopped in three feet, with auto.
which was deliberately turned to
cross the track, when its driver
could for some time have seen the
car at any place within 300 feet of
the point of collision.-l66 n. w.
0owa) 5o2.
Duty OF Bicyclist-It was the
duty of bicycle rider, entering 4
street from private driveway, to
watch the traffic in the street, and
where, with no warning from her
bell, she ran directly in the path Of
an automobile, when the driver was
properly watching for traffic on a
street he was approaching, she did
not exercise due care-l02 A. (Me.) }
975.
Owners Liability for Acts OF
Members of His Family.-Where
defendant owned motorcar, which
he drove, and allowed his daughter
and son-in-law, who were members
of his family, to drive, negligence
of the law, when driving the
car for his own purposes, did not
render defendant liable, on the
theory that his son-in-law was his
servant or agent.-20O S. w. (Mo.)
1903.
Liability Of Surety of Jitney
Driver-Wherc several persons
were injured in an accident due to
the negligence of a jitney driver,
whose surety each notified. and the
judgments of three exhausted the
amount of the bond, the fourth was
still entitled to hold the surety for
his pro rata, unless he was guilty OF
laches in suing surety therefor
200 S. w. (Tex) ll0l.
Presumption of Negligence - A
charge that mere proof OF an acci-
dent raises no presumption that the
automobile driver was negligent is
applicable, where the driver passing
trolley car violated Traffic Act
(P. L. 1915, p. 2S7) section 2, par.
10; such violation tending to estab-
lish negligence, but not raising the
presumption of negligence on his
part causing the accident.-l02 A.
On. j. go.
Unauthorized Act of Employe-
Where an employe of defendant
school district whose duty it was
to deliver parcels on defendants
motorcycle took such motorcycle
after working hours without per-
and contrary to the rules
of the school board, for his own
convenience. defendant was not Ii
able for injuries to plaintiff from
collision resulting from such use
l70 p. wash 1921.
Collision with Trolley Car
Where plaintiffs truck driver. ig-
norant of presence OF interurban
tracks on street which he approach
ID at right angles, could nevertheless
have seen the approaching interur-
Dan car for long time before he
irove upon the tracks when a col
ision was imminent, and could
nave seen the poles and wires,
hough snow covered the tracks,
ierdict was properly directed for
he railway on the ground of con-
ributory negligence.-l66 n. w.
Iowa) sos.
Right of Way-Under Brooklyn
ordinance, giving right of way to
'ehicles going north and south over :
hose going east or west, if west
pound automobile got within the
quare formed by the intersection
# two streets before the trolley car
cached such square. the trolley car
would not. as a matter OF law, have
he right OF way, so that it was er-
or 10 refuse instruction in effect
hat which car had the right of way
depended on whether or not, if the
-ehicles proceeded without change
Il speed. the trolley car would have
cached the path of the automobile
'efore the automobile would have
leared the street car track.-lo9
I. Y. 6. Isl.
Relative Rights o. Automobiles
nd Street Cars-In action for dam
ges to westbound automobile in
with southbound car where
ury asked special instructions as
D which vehicle would have the
ight of way II the automobile was
'ithin thirty feet of the track when
he trolley car was l25 feet away,
mat under the ordi-
ance the trolley car had the right
{ way over the automobile" and
MAS the duty of the automohile