Malott ex rel. Malott v. Harvey

Plaintiff, a little girl seven years old, was going diagonally across Tenth street in Kansas City, Kansas, carrying some groceries in her arms, walking in a northeast direction and- looking to the north. She passed over the west, or northbound, track of the defendant’s street railway and had almost cleared the track when a street car came behind her *616from the south and struck her with its northeast corner knocking her violently to the pavement and injuring her. She brought this suit by next friend to recover damages.

The petition charged that the operatives of the car “negligently caused,…