Ramp v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.

Plaintiff, in attempting to alight from a cable street car on which she was a passenger, fell to the pavement and was injured. She brought suit against defendant, the carrier, for the damages sustained, on the ground that her fall was caused by its negligence. She alleges in her petition: “That when said train of cars arrived at Central street in said city, it came to a stop at or near the point where said Ninth street intersects the east side of Central street, which point was and is the place where said eastbound cars over said line were customarily and usually stopped for the purpose of…