Piper v. Adams Express Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 223, Jan. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, PMla. Co., March, T., 1916, No. 2620, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Ray D. Piper v. Adams Express Co. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Rogers, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $7,500. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was refusal of defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
This appeal, by defendant, is from a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in an action for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in a collision between his automobile and defendant’s motor truck.
With two companions, plaintiff was driving southward on Broad Street, Philadelphia, at 1:30 a. m. The street is sixty-nine feet wide from curb to curb and according to city rules the east side is used for northbound traffic and the west for southbound. Various witnesses testified that at the time of the accident defendant’s truck, also southbound, was being driven at a…
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