The  consent  of  those  in  charge  of  the  car,  express  or  im-
plied, is  perhaps  the  most  imj^ortant  consideration  in  de-
termining the  question  of  a  passenger's  due  care  in  riding
upon  the  front  platform.  Thus  it  has  been  held  that  it  is
not  lack  of  due  care,  as  a  matter  of  law,  for  a  passenger  to
stand  upon  the  front  platform  of  a  crowded  street  car  when
his  fare  was  taken,**  or  when  no  objection  was  made,*®  or

12 16  Wash.  48

13  Vail  V.  Broadway  R.  Co.,  147  N.  Y.  377;   Lax  T.  Forty-Second
&  G.  St.  Perry  R.  Co.,  46  N.  Y.  Super.  Ct.  448.
"Highland  Ave.  &  B.  R.  Co.  v.  Donovan,  94  Ala.  299;   Ginna  v.
