Baldwin v. Harvey

TRÍMBLE, J.

Respondents brought suit for the death of their little son, Harry P. Baldwin, Jr., nineteen months of age, who was run over and killed by one of the cars belonging to the Metropolitan Street Railway Company and being operated by its Receivers.

The charge in the petition is that, while the car was standing still, the child got on the track a few feet in front of it, and in plain view of those in charge of the car, and that while the child was thus on the track •the car was negligently started and caused to run over and kill it.

The evidence in plaintiffs ’ behalf as to the manner of…