Memphis St. Ry. C. v. Brown

The Memphis Street Bailway Company operates a transportation system in the City of Memphis. Its vehicles are trackless coaches, powered by electricity from an overhead wire. Mrs. Brown claims that she was injured while a passenger on one of these coaches, and she gained a jury verdict and judgment for damages. The defendant appealed in error. The declaration is in one count. It charges that at the time the plaintiff sustained her injuries, “the coach was being operated on Madison Avenue at or near the intersection of Fourth 'Street, in the City of Memphis, when the defendant’s motorman…