Ferrell v. Washington Water Power Co.

Plaintiff Anna Ferrell was a passenger on a Riverside avenue street car operated by the defendant company, in the city of Spokane. She intended to alight at Stevens street, which is one block east of Howard street. When the car, which was a pay-as-you-enter car having gates at the rear, arrived at Howard street, plaintiff started to alight. She was told that she had not arrived at her destination which was one block to the east. She stood in the aisle, holding a perpendicular handle bar inside of the door leading into the vestibule of the car. The vestibule was a few inches lower than the…