Barger v. North Chicago Street R. R.

This is an action for personal injury. The appellant (plaintiff) testified that he got upon the front platform of a horse-car of the appellee (defendant), by invitation of the driver, and by his direction stood on the driver’s right hand. That he, the plaintiff, had a nickel in his pocket, but the conductor did not come or ask for fare; that the driver struck him, the plaintiff, knocking him off the car, and the wheels ran over his leg, injuring it so that it was amputated. As to being pushed from the car, he was corroborated by two other witnesses.

No count of the declaration alleges in terms…