Ashford v. Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

WILDER, J.

On December 24, 1903, at about 5 :50 p. m. at the corner of King and Alakea streets, Honolulu, plaintiff boarded a trailer car of defendant company with ample seating capacity for passengers, wbicb trailer was without motor power and was attached to a motor car, said cars proceeding easterly on King street. Every seat in the motor car was occupied and many passengers were standing both inside the car and along the footboards outside. The conductor of the trailer notified plaintiff that the trailer was only going as far as the company’s barn situate on Alapai…