Fish v. Ball

SYMES, District Judge.

Joseph S. Fish, appellant (plaintiff below), sued to recover damages for personal injuries sustained on August 1, 1936, while a passenger for hire on a passenger car of the defendant. The latter operates a single track electric road carrying freight and passengers from Salt Lake City to Payson, Utah, and other points. Fish and a friend, a Mr. John, boarded' the car by the rear door at' Sixth South and First West streets in Salt Lake City for a trip to Provo and rode with five ladies and two other men on thé inclosed rear platform. After the car had proceeded about three…