Montgomery Light & Traction Co. v. Baker
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Gaston Gunter. Action by M. G. Baker against the Montgomery Light & Traction Company for injuries received while attempting to board a car. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
de.GRAFFENRIED, J.
The plaintiff, a stranger to Montgomery, Avas injured by a street car of appellant, and brought this suit to recover damages for the. injuries which he thus received.
It appears from the plaintiff’s evidence that in the city of Birmingham street cars are boarded from the right side; that the plaintiff knew that fact; but that he did not know from which side a street car is boarded in Montgomery.
The plaintiff testified that he came into Montgomery during the afternoon; that his brother-in-law lived in Montgomery, but that he did not knoAv the place of his residence; and that…
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