Oklahoma Union Railway Co. v. Mitchell

Opinion by

THREADGILL, C.

The defendant in error, plaintiff in the trial court, obtained judgment, by verdict of a jury, against the plaintiff in error, defendant, for personal injuries as a passenger on its interurban street ear in West Tulsa, caused by the negligence of the conductor and motorman, in starting the car while plaintiff was in the act of getting off.

Defendant contends that the petition did not state facts sufficient to charge negligence of the company. The paragraph in the petition stating the acts of negligence was as follows: street railway company’s tracks and same being…