Tampa Electric Co. v. Barber

The declaration herein alleges that while the plaintiff, a passenger, was alighting from one of the defendant company’s street cars, the defendant “negligently and carelessly caused the car to be suddenly and violently started and to travel at a great rate of - speed, on account of which the plaintiff was thrown with great force and violence from off the car to and upon the street,” and injured. Trial was had on a- plea of not guilty. Verdict and judgment were rendered for , the plaintiff, and defendant took writ of error.

The statute provides that a railroad company-shall be ■liable for any…