Tait v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, P. J.,
'Shortly after noon on a clear day plaintiff parked his automobile directly in front of an automobile belonging to one Robert Donaldson, close to the east curb of North 16th Street, Philadelphia — both cars facing north — with the intention — acting as a volunteer — of towing Donaldson’s car which was stranded there. The roadway was twenty-six feet wide between curbs, and at the point the cars were parked traffic moved in both directions, north and south. He took a tow chain from his car and started to hook it to the left (west) side of the front axle of the disabled…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Roberts, Admr. v. Freihofer B. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
- Reisinger v. McConnellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Weiner v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- O'Malley v. Quaker City Cabs, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
3Cited by4 opinions
- Greenberg v. McCuskerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Lonasco v. VeillSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Crumpler v. PierceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Arlia v. Philadelphia Transportation Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1951