Meyer v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J. O. Ludwig, Judge. Action for personal injuries claimed to have been received! by plaintiff while attempting to board a car of the defendant,, which, 'as he claims, had come to a full stop a short distance from tbe street crossing, and wbicb was suddenly started as be bad bold of tbe same with bis bands and was raising bis foot to step tip, thereby throwing him to tbe ground, bruising him, dislocating bis…
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Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J. O. Ludwig, Judge. Action for personal injuries claimed to have been received! by plaintiff while attempting to board a car of the defendant,, which, 'as he claims, had come to a full stop a short distance from tbe street crossing, and wbicb was suddenly started as be bad bold of tbe same with bis bands and was raising bis foot to step tip, thereby throwing him to tbe ground, bruising him, dislocating bis shoulder, and causing fracture in tbe shoulder joint, by wbicb tbe use of bis arm was permanently disabled; be being a…
1Opinion of the CourtDodge, J.
Substantially tbe only issue in this case other than that of damages was whether tbe plaintiff attempted to board tbe defendant’s street car while tbe same was in motion, or whether tbe attempt was made while tbe car was stationary, and that car being, of course, under tbe control of tbe defendant’s servants, was negligently started, thereby throwing him ^own, and causing bis injuries. Tbe evidence on this issue was conflicting, and sufficient to support tbe conclusion of tbe *339jury that the plaintiff’s theory of the event was the correct •one. The appellant urges two errors as affecting that…
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