Rogers v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.
Rogers v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff became a passenger upon a car of the defendant at a time when there was ample room for her to enter and take a seat. Subsequently the car became very crowded. On approaching her destination, to quote her testimony, “ she got up and tried to get near the door and with hard struggling and pulling she managed to get out to the vestibule; that then she got pushed out of the door; that the conductor was standing at his post in the vestibule or centre compartment; that he never said a word; that he stood right there; that when she went through the door, she didn’t know what happened to her; . . . that the conductor did not take her name or inquire of her whether she was hurt; that he did not say a word; that he started the car right off, and did not move from his post.” There
Exceptions overruled.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- June Rogers v. Boston Elevated Railway Company
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- 3 cases
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- Published