Cohen v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.

This is an action to recover for personal injuries received by the plaintiff, while a passenger on an electric car of the defendant, by reason of its collision with a coal wagon.

The entire evidence consisted of interrogatories propounded by the plaintiff to the defendant and the answers thereto, and the testimony of the plaintiff. He testified that he was sitting on a seat on the right side of the car as it was travelling on Broadway in Chelsea, and as he was about to alight at the corner of Medford Street there was a “terrible shock” and he fell on the floor; that he saw there was some kind…