Samuels v. California Street Cable Railway Co.
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco and from an order denying a new trial. John Hunt, Judge. The facts are stated ih the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
This is an action brought to recover damages for bodily injuries sustained by Raquel Samuels in being thrown from a car of defendant. The car was a cable-car. Mrs. Samuels was riding upon the "dummy”—an outside seat at the front end of the car. In rounding a curve, passing from O’Farrell street into Jones street, Mrs. Samuels fell or was hurled from the car, striking the ground and sustaining the injuries for which damages are sought. The complaint alleges that the car was “run with great, unusual, and terrific force and speed” around the corner, and that in consequence of this…
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