Denver Tramway Co. v. Reid
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from, the Court of Appeals. Action for personal injuries. In the trial court the plaintiff recovered judgment for fifty-five hundred dollars ($5,500). This judgment was affirmed by the court of appeals, and from this latter judgment this appeal is prosecuted. Plaintiff, at the time of receiving the injury, was a passenger for hire upon a street car that was being operated by the defendant company in the city of Denver.
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Appeal from, the Court of Appeals. Action for personal injuries. In the trial court the plaintiff recovered judgment for fifty-five hundred dollars ($5,500). This judgment was affirmed by the court of appeals, and from this latter judgment this appeal is prosecuted. Plaintiff, at the time of receiving the injury, was a passenger for hire upon a street car that was being operated by the defendant company in the city of Denver. The particular manner in which the accident occurred, and the nature and extent of appellee’s injuries are alleged in the complaint as follows: “ * * * While the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hayt
The plaintiff, William Reid, at the time of the accident, was a passenger on one of the street cars of The Denver Tramway Company. The train in which the plaintiff was riding consisted of two cars, both used for the carriage of passengers, the first ear being what is known as a “ motor car,” and the second a “trailer.” These cars were being propelled by electricity communicated by means of a trolley and wires overhead. The accident occurred between eight *358and nine o’clock in the evening, there being at the time a large number of passengers upon the two cars.
The only evidence for the plaintiff…
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- Wilds v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Wells v. . the New York Central Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Leslie v. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1885
- Starry v. Dubuque & S. W. R. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1879
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