Louisville Railway Co. v. Schwemmer

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Reversing.

In this action for personal injuries, plaintiff, Idal Schwemmer, recovered of the defendant, Louisville Railway Company, a verdict and judgment of $2,000.00 The railway company appeals.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged, and her evidence tended to show, that she was a passenger on one of defendant’s Walnut street cars; that the car stopped at the intersection of Campbell and Walnut streets for the purpose of permitting passengers to alight; that while she was in the act of alighting from the car, and before she was able to touch the…