Johnson v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.

Plaintiff’s action is for damages on account of the death of her husband, caused by alleged negligence of the defendant Street Car Company. She recovered judgment in the trial court.

It appears that on the night of the 19th of May, 1909, at the corner of Twelfth and Mulberry streets in Kansas City, Missouri, defendant was operating cable cars on Twelfth street with “running boards” along the length of the car and these were operated or used as a step on or off the car by those desiring to take passage or to alight. The negligence charged is that the deceased attempted to get aboard a car at…