Tolson v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 117, Jan. T., 1914, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., Sept. T., 1912, No. 2665, on verdict for defendant in case of Joseph Tolson v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. Trepass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Searle, J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for defendant’and judgment thereon. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned were instructions to the jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
This action was brought to recover damages for injuries to plaintiff and his wagon, which he alleges were the result of negligence on the part of defendant company. On the evening of September 7, 1912, between 7 and 8 o’clock, Tolson drove his horse and wagon out of Meredith street, turned south on 23d street, and had gone about 18 feet when the left rear wheel of the wagon was struck by a car of defendant company, going south on 23d street. Plaintiff testified that when he reached the house line on 23d street he saw the car approaching approximately 150 feet…
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