Barlow v. Utah Light & Traction Co.

This action was brought by Barlow, the plaintiff below, against the Utah Light & Traction Company to recover damages for personal injury alleged to have been sustained by him through the company’s negligence in the operation of one of its street cars in Salt Lake City. The case was tried to the court and a jury. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence the defendant, without offering any evidence, also rested and made a motion that a verdict be directed of no cause of action, on the ground that the plaintiff as matter of law was shown guilty of contributory negligence. The motion was…