The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-11

Iowa) 52o.
Duty of Passenger or Guest
One riding in a vehicle as passen-
ger or guest of the driver must
exercise ordinary care for his own
safety,-l72 P. (Cal) 763.
Garage Lien for StorageA ga
rage owner has no lien on automo-
bile for storage charges unless au-
tomobile was stored under cantract
with the owner thereof.-203 S. w.
(Tex) 442.
Owners Liability for Acts of
Chauffeur-Owner of automobile is
hot liable for injuries to pedestrians,
unless it was being used in his ser
vice at the time OF the accident
l7O N. Y. S. $40.
Reliance on Rate of Speed of
Train-Where railroad track is in
vne open country, one about to cross
it at regular crossing is not entitled
to rely on any particular speed OF
through passenger train.--l6 S.
w. (Iowa) 629.
Railroad Trains Have Right of
Way.-lf the track is clear and
level and the view unobstructed,
one who goes upon crossing in
front of approaching train does SO
, at his own risk; the train having
the right of way.-l6 N. w. Qowa)
529.
Collision at Crossing.-Driver of
motor truck, having unobstructed
view of train for 1000 feet from the
time of reaching point tbout 23O
feet from the track was guilty of
such negligence that his administra-
tor could not recover for death
resulting from collision at crossing.
---l67 N. w. Qowa) 529.
Automobile Repair Work-Sur-
render of LENA garage which
voluntarily surrenders possession of
an automobile on which repair work
has been done loses its lien secur-
ing payment of amount due for re-
pairs; and, where garage again
comes into possession, it cannot hold
car to protect itself against the non
payment of such repair charges
2O3 S. w. (Tex.) AL.
Lien for Repairs Does Not Pass
to Another Without Assignment
Where garage is sold and the
buyer, in taking possession of the
garage, comes into possession of an
automobile held by seller to protect
a lien for repair charges, the buyer
gets right to lien on such automo-
bile, unless the lien claimed has
been assigned to him by the seller
203 s. w. (Tex.) AL.
Nice Calculations as to Speed of
Train Not Perr,itted.-While a rail-
road company may not operate its
trains over highway crossings at
such speed as will endanger the life
of those prudently making use
thereof, a traveller is not permitted
to make nice calculations as to
whether he will be able to pass
over in front of rapidly approach
ing train in safety at railroad eros
sing.-l6 N. w. Iowa) 529.
Injury to Chauffeur Not Aris-
ing Out of Employment.-Where
chauffeur, doing his masters work
in a garage, was injured by the ex-
plosion of percussion cap brought
in by another chauffeur, his fellow
servant, with which the latter was
experimenting, the injury to the
first chauffeur did not arise out of
his employment, within the Work ,
mans Compensation Law (Consol. ,
Laws, c. 67), to entitle him to an Z
award.-170 N. Y. s. $40. '
Negligence of Passenger or
person riding as a pas
senger or guest in a vehicle driven
by another may not he charged with
the negligence of such other which
has caused injury to him. unless
such passenger or guest has the -,
right to exercise control over the
driver of the vehicle, or in the eyes /;
Of the law may ke said TO possess
such power of control, or unless ,
It is made to appear that the pas
,enger or guest himself actively par 7
.icipated IN The negligence Of the
p. (Cal.) 763. II
Purpose of Chauffeur Rather than
Route Determines Owners liability. h
Where it was the duty OF defend v
,nt's automobile driver to take c
certain employee home each eve n
ling, and one evening on arriv- '
ng home the employee directed the
lriver to take a certain person to .
Ter home, defendant was not liable l
or injuries to pedestrian, al II
hough the accident occurred on the
quite that the driver would have a,
zone in any event in taking the '
ar to the garage; the purpose, =,
ather than the route pursued, being \
he controlling factor.-l70 N. Y. s. "
10. h
Taxicab as Common Carrier h
Within Provisions of Accident
'olicy.-A taxicab company opera.- S
10 cabs for conveyance of persous vi