Jacksonville Traction Co. v. Greene

Trial was had of a suit involving an alleged injury sustained by defendant in error as passenger .on plaintiff in error’s street car. The basis of the action was alleged negligence on the car operator’s part in closing the street car gate and raising the step of the car while the passenger was in the act of alighting, thereby throwing plaintiff to the street and injuring him. The recovery was $2,500.00 damages which the traction company seeks to have reversed on writ of error.

The only testimony offered tending to show how the ■alleged injury occurred was that of the plaintiff himself and that…