Van Vrankin v. Kansas City Elevated Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

The appellee alleged that on January 24, 1909, in attempting to alight from one of appellant’s cars, she. was injured by being thrown-therefrom, in *289consequence of the car being negligently brought to a sudden stop. She was about twenty-three years of age; was earning eight dollars a week as stenographer, and never had treatment from a doctor for anything, nor had anything the matter with her that she knew of before the accident. Soon after the accident she was taken to a hospital, where a median-line incision was made in the abdomen, the right…