Franklin v. Houston Electric Co.

This suit was brought by Albert Franklin, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff or appellant, against Houston Electric Company, hereinafter called appellee, to recover damages for personal injury alleged to have been suffered by him by reason of negligence on the part of appellee in not stopping its street car to take him on as a passenger, as required by law.

Plaintiff alleged that appellee owned and operated a street railway system in the city of Houston for the carriage of passengers for hire; that it operates its street cars over and upon the streets of said city; that on about the 8th day…