Cleveland Ry. Co. v. Hunt

Ohio Supreme Court
Cleveland Ry. Co. v. Hunt, 4 Ohio Law. Abs. 667 (Ohio 1926)

Cleveland Ry. Co. v. Hunt

Opinion of the Court

This action was brought originally by Ellen Hunt in the Cuyahoga Common Pleas against the Cleveland Railway Company for damages arising from personal injury received while a passenger on a car owned and operated by the company.

It appears that the street car was crowded and that a sudden jerk of said car caused an intoxixeated person to injure the complainant. The evidence did not support a conclusion that the equilibrium of the party intoxixeated was effected by the jerk of the car.

The judgment of the Common Pleas in granting a motion for a directed verdict in favor of the Company was reversed by the Court of Appeals on its finding that evidence showing an unusual jerk will support a contention of actionable negligence.

The Company in the Supreme Court contends : '

. 1. That the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the judgment of the Common Pleas in granting a directed verdict.

2. That no actionable negligence had been supported by evidence.

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Full Case Name
CLEVELAND RY. CO. v. HUNT
Status
Published