McClanahan Ex Rel. McClanahan v. St. Louis Public Service Co.

VAN OSDOL, C.

Action for personal injury sustained by plaintiff when he fell from themde of defendant’s “900 type” streetcar as it was moving eastwardly on St. Louis Avenue east of the intersection of the Ai^enue with Belt Street in St. Louis. As defendant’s streetcar was moving eastwardly as stated, plaintiff, a boy ten years old, was clinging to the handholds on the outside of the right rear double exit door of the vehicle. His toes were on “that little ledge by the door.”

Plaintiff alleged that defendant’s agent and operator knew of plaintiff’s perilous condition and position and did not…