Lincoln Traction Co. v. Heller

Oldham, C.

Plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of Thomas O. Heller, sued the defendant, the Lincoln Traction Company, alleging that through the negligence of the defendant, Thomas C. Heller was killed while being transported as a passenger on the defendant’s car. The negligence charged in plaintiff’s petition, briefly summarized, is, that there was no conductor on the car at the time deceased was injured; that the car was overheated; that the folding gate on the left side of the front platform was open; that the car was not provided with proper guards and fenders, was not a car of the…