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Show PASSENGERS CAN RIDE ON CAR PLATFORM San Francisco, Sept. 27. The rlRht of a railroad to bar passengers from riding on car platforms was denied ycfttnnUiy by the supreme court in ordering or-dering a now trial of the case of Geo. M. Pruiti against the San Podro. Los AnpcleB & Salt Lake railroad. Pruitt and his sou Walter were standing on a car platform in 1007, preparing to alight, when the train suddenly waB derailed and the son was fatally injured. in-jured. Pniltt sought to rocovcr dain-nfos dain-nfos and the company "urged In ilo-fcnbc ilo-fcnbc thai riding on platforms was prohibited-by statute Tho trial court took this viow, but the suprr-mo court held that tbc Implied Impli-ed invitation to vntor smokers and dining cars, while trains wore In mo-(jot) mo-(jot) well established tho right of passengers to move, across the platform plat-form of moviug cars |