Case Name: PETRICH v. PA.-OHIO ELECTRIC CO.
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1923-03-31
Citations: 1 Ohio Law Abs. 504
Docket Number: 
Parties: PETRICH v. PA.-OHIO ELECTRIC CO.
Judges: 
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 1
Pages: 504–504

Head Matter:
No. 519
PETRICH v. PA.-OHIO ELECTRIC CO.
Ohio Appeals, 7th District, Mahoning County
Decided March 31, 1923
This opinion has not been pupljshed except in Abstract.
NEGLIGENCE — When passenger in automobile helps driver keep lookout; for dangers, he is guilty of contributory negligencé.in failing to warn driver of danger which, by the exercise of .ordinary care, he could have seen1 in time- to prevent accident.

Opinion:
POLLOCK, J.:
Epitomized Opinion
Plaintiff was a passenger] in the front seat of an automobile which Collided with ali electric car of defendant. Plaintiff w»s injured and sued • defendant for damages. Thei j verdict'-in the Common Pleas Court was for defendant. The evidence disclosed that as the ' automobile approached the crossing, plaintiff told the driver that; no electric car was in sight. The Court of Appeals in affirming the judgment of the lower court held that:
1. When, a passenger helped the driver keep a lookout fox' dangers, it was not prejudicial error for the trial court to charge that if by the exercise of ordinary care plaintiff could have learned of the approach of a street car in time to have warned the driver and prevented a collision, she was guilty of contributory negligence in failing -to warn the driver.