Mangini v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

The minor plaintiffs in the present action were injured while riding defendant-appellant’s trackless trolley when a number of unidentified assailants boarded the vehicle and attacked the passengers. We agree with the court below that the appellant, a common carrier, is liable for the minors’ injuries due to the failure of its driver to act to protect his passengers. We will therefore affirm the judgment entered in favor of appellees.1

*480At the time of the incident the minor plaintiffs were high school students attending St. Maria Goretti High School. In order to get to and…