Arkansas Power & Light Co. v. Hughes

Appellee brought suit in the circuit court of St. Francis County against appellant for damages resulting from a fall which was caused by negligently operating a street car which had a worn, slick steel plate across the platform, near the door for passengers to step upon as they entered the car.

Appellant denied that the plate inset in the platform for passengers to step upon as they entered the doorway of the car was worn or slick or that the condition of the plate rendered the entrance of the car unsafe. As an additional affirmative defense, appellant pleaded contributory negligence on the…