Denver Tramway Corp. v. Burke

Plaintiff in error is hereinafter referred to as the tramway and defendant in error as plaintiff.

Plaintiff sued for $15,000 damages which she alleged she sustained by reason of the tramway’s negligence whereby she ran her' automobile into the rear of its bus. On a verdict in her favor for $1,500 judgment was entered, to review which the tramway prosecutes this writ.

The alleged negligence was a sudden stop, without signal, in the line of traffic, blockading the street, and ignoring plaintiff’s proximity. The tramway denied generally and alleged contributory negligence. The reply denied…