Johnson v. Interurban Street Railway Co.

Plaintiff was a passenger on one of defendant’s cars which came south on Amsterdam avenue and proceeded easterly upon 125th street, its destination being Eighth avenue. The car, as it approached Eighth avenue, did not stop upon the main track, but crossed upon a short switch, and then stopped. The plaintiff was seated in the forward part of the car. After the car entered the switch, and just before it stopped, the plaintiff started to alight, and gives this account of the accident:

“The man with the uniform opened the door of the car, also the side door, and I was in a half-rising position,…