Ferrell v. Washington Water Power Co.

Citations

• 83 Wash. 319

Syllabus

<p>Carriers — Injuries—Letting Oee Passengers — Proximate Cause —Open Door — Sudden Jerks. The opening, by the conductor, of the door of a pay-as-you-enter style of street car, just as the car was about to reach its stopping place, is an invitation to a passenger to pass out of the ear or at least to enter the vestibule, where it appears that the passenger had started to get off at the last street, and upon being told that her destination was the next street, she stood near the door facing the conductor; and hence is the proximate cause of the accident, where she was thrown or fell out when the car started forward with a sudden jerk while the door was open and the car in motion.</p>