Hryn v. Capital Transit Co.

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

This damage suit was first filed in the United States District Court and was by that court, after pre-trial, certified to the Municipal Court for trial as authorized by Code, § 11-756. At the close of plaintiff’s case the trial court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. That ruling is here for review.

Plaintiff, a woman of sixty-four, was the only witness on the subject of liability. She testified that she was on her way home, carrying two bags of groceries and her pocketbook, and in crossing the street stepped onto a streetcar loading platform. She went to…