Hewitt v. Atlantic City & Shore Railroad

Jayne, C. C. J.

At midnight on July 22d, 1935, at Virginia avenue and the Boardwalk at Atlantic City, the plaintiff became a passenger in an electric street car operated by the defendant. Her intended destination was Pleasantville. When the car in the course of the journey approached New York avenue a glow of artificial light suddenly and momentarily radiated brightly throughout the car. It seemed to originate in the rear vestibule of the car. Smoke immediately entered the car accompanied by an odor of burning rubber. The passengers, including 'the plaintiff, became instantly frightened and in…