Holleman v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co.

A passenger was unable to obtain a seat on a car, on account of its crowded condition. He asked the conductor for a seat, and the conductor replied that there was no seat for him. The car was so crowded that he could get only a “little piece” in the door. While he was standing near the door, which was open, the ear gave a sudden jerk, harder and more severe than the ordinary jerk, and, by reason of the jerk, he lost his balance; and, in endeavoring to regain it and to keep from falling outside the door, he caught with his hand the facing of the door, which, by reason of the sudden jerk,…