Morrison v. . B. S.A.R.R. Co.

The personal injury to the plaintiff resulted from his attempt to get on the defendant's car. And the questions presented are whether the conclusion was warranted from the evidence that the injury was occasioned by the negligence of the defendant, and that it was not attributable to any negligence on the part of the plaintiff. It appears that he signalled his purpose to take the car, the brake was applied, and the motion of the car was slackened although not entirely stopped; that the plaintiff then proceeded to get aboard and for that purpose he with both hands caught hold of the rail at the…