Case Name: PENNA OHIO ELEC. R. CO. v. FIORDILLISO
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1924-10-17
Citations: 2 Ohio Law Abs. 760
Docket Number: 
Parties: PENNA OHIO ELEC. R. CO. v. FIORDILLISO
Judges: 
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 2
Pages: 760–760

Head Matter:
No. 799
PENNA OHIO ELEC. R. CO. v. FIORDILLISO
Ohio Appeals, 7th Dist., Mahoning County
Decided Oct. 17, 1924
1115. STREET RAILWAYS — Driver of truck turning suddenly upon street car track and but a short distance in front of, approaching car contributes to collision Whether warning given or not.
Attorneys — Harrington, DeFord, Huxley & Sm'ithy for Penna Ohio Electric Railway Co.; Kennedy, Manchester, Conroy & Ford, for Fiordilliso.

Opinion:
ROBERTS, J.
Epitomized Opinion
Published Only in Ohio Law Abstract
Fiordilliso brought an action for personal injuries as a result of a collision betwteen the truck which he was driving and the street car. The plaintiff was driving along-the street near the street car track when he turned to the left direct on the car track and was struck by a street ear from the real*. The plaintiff contended that the street car gave him no Warning and that the motorm-an did not have the car under control. Several witnesses testified for the street car company to the effect that a warning was given, and also that the plaintiff turned directly in front of the car.
One of the plaintiff's own witnesses testified that the street car was not over 15 feet away when the plaintiff turned upon the track. The medical evidence was in conflict, but the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $8,000. The defendant prosecuted error. In reversing the judgment, the Court of Appeals held:
The verdict of the jury was against the manifest weight of the evidence in not finding the plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence.