Cleveland Ry. Co. v. Hunt

Ellen Hunt brought an action in the Cuya-hoga Common Pleas against the Cleveland Railway Company to recover for personal injuries. At the trial in her testimony, she said the car was crowded and started with a violent jerk throwing her and other passengers to the floor. Upon cross-examination she admitted that she had said that an intoricated man kicked her shins, and fell over her with, the crowd.

At the end of Hunt’s testimony, the Company moved for a directed verdict upon the ground that the testimony did not show any negligence upon the part of the Company. The trial court granted the…