Lanning v. Pittsburg Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 166, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., Feb. T., 1910, No. 136, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of J. J. Lanning and Mary Martha Lanning, his wife, v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass for damages for personal injuries. Before McIlvaine, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case.
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Appeal, No. 166, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., Feb. T., 1910, No. 136, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of J. J. Lanning and Mary Martha Lanning, his wife, v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass for damages for personal injuries. Before McIlvaine, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for J. J. Lanning for $1,000, and for.Mary M. Lanning for $2,266.66. Defendant appealed. ' Error assigned among others was in refusing defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
On the evening of July 31, 1909, a trolley wire of the *577defendant company parted at the corner of Pike and Main streets, in the borough of Houston, and Mary Martha Lanning, one of the plaintiffs, who was crossing from Pike over to Main street, was either knocked down by one end of the broken wire or fell in an effort to avoid it. Her fall resulted in the injuries for which damages are claimed in this action brought by her and her husband. The averment in their statement charging the defendant with negligence is that it did not have its trolley and guy wires properly…
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