Cutler v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

Per Curiam,

Appellant sought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her through the negligence of defendant while a passenger in a trolley car of defendant company. After verdict found for plaintiff by the jury the court granted defendant’s motion for judgment non obstante veredicto. Plaintiff appealed.

An examination of the record discloses no evidence sufficient to charge defendant with negligence. Plaintiff testified that, as she arose to leave the car, two violent jerks in succession threw her first forward and then backward against the seat and resulted…