 Henwood, while riding the tram, was overcome by a fit of nausea and stuck his head out the window.This breached a bylaw made by the tram authority as a safety precaution, and he was struck twice by standards outside the tram.It was held that although he was breaking the law, he was still under the protection of the law, and as such the Tramways Trust was liable for negligence in allowing him to be struck.