Baker v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.

Plaintiff’s action is for personal injury resulting from a fall from one of defendant’s street cars while attempting to alight. The judgment in the trial court was for her.

Her case, as shown by the petition, is founded on her attempting to step from the car to the pavement, when the car was suddenly started and she was thrown violently upon the street. Several rulings are assigned as errors and an elaborate brief filed in support of the appeal. Notwithstanding this plaintiff has not favored us with a brief and we proceed to dispose of the ease without assistance from her. If a respondent…