Bland v. Roxborough, Chestnut Hill & Norristown Railway Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 176, Oct. T., 1899, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., March T., 1897, No. 872, on verdict for defendant. Opinion by Orlady, J. Trespass for personal injuries. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. The court directed the jury to find a verdict for defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned among others was in giving binding instruction for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The appellant was a passenger on one of the cars of the defendant company, and in alighting therefrom she received injuries for which she claimed damages in this action. She entered the car at about 9:30 o’clock in the evening to ride to her home. She was familiar with the route and the place where she desired the car to stop, which was opposite the dwelling house of her brother with whom she resided. She had lived in that neighborhood for several years and had.frequently used the cars in her travel to and from this place. The trolley track was laid on a public road, and…
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