Fraser v. California Street Cable Railroad

GRAY, C.

Action for injury to the person of plaintiff through the negligence of defendant while the former was a passenger on a street-ear of the latter. The defendant had a verdict and judgment in its favor, and the plaintiff appeals from an order denying him a new trial.

Appellant’s first and principal contention is, that the verdict is contrary to evidence because the evidence shows that the defendant’s negligence was the proximate cause of plaintiff’s injury. Without substantial conflict, the evidence shows that the plaintiff as a passenger boarded defendant’s car going west on California…