Louisville Railway Co. v. Rice

Opinion of the Court by

Judge McCandless —

Be-versing.

Earl Bice was one of a party of laborers returning from South Louisville to their homes in the west end of the city. They rode in one of appellants street cars to Oak street with the intention of transferring to a West Oak street car. Several cars passed but all were so crowded they could not enter any of them. Finally Bice and two companions climbed on the rear of a ear and stood upon the outer rim behind the railing which surrounded the rear vestibule. The platform was crowded and they handed their transfers to the conductor over the…