Brunk v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.

Plaintiff’s action is for personal injuries received from an assault and battery by one of defendant’s street car conductors. He recovered judgment in the circuit court.

Plaintiff claims that he boarded one. of defendant’s street cars intending to become a passenger thereon and that'he had a transfer from one of defendant’s cars on another line which he presented to the conductor, who took it and tore it into two pieces, and then undertook to put plaintiff off the car. In doing so he assaulted hjm with, his fist and inflicted injury upon him.

At the trial plaintiff was introduced as a witness…