McEvoy v. Quaker City Cab Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 242, Jan. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1918, No. 3252, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Jerome F. McEvoy v. Quaker City Cab Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Wessel, J. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $12,500, Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
On the morning of January 15, 1918, plaintiff, while attempting to board a westbound trolley car in Market street, at the intersection of Nineteenth street, Philadelphia, was injured by one of defendant’s taxicabs; for which he brought this suit. The evidence was conflicting, that for plaintiff tended to show he was standing on the southeast corner of the street intersection and walked north onto the eastbound track, when the motorman of the westbound car, which was on the north track and had stopped just east of Nineteenth street, signalled plaintiff to go on,…
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