Lingle v. Scranton Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 139, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of G. P. Lackawanna Co., Sept. T., 1903, No. 934, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Daisy E. Lingle v. Scranton Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Newcomb, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case.
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Appeal, No. 139, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of G. P. Lackawanna Co., Sept. T., 1903, No. 934, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Daisy E. Lingle v. Scranton Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Newcomb, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Plaintiff presented, inter alia, the following point: 14. Of course if you believe the testimony of Doctor Brewster, Mr. Donlin, Mr. Piper, the motorman and conductor and the other witnesses to the accident called by the defendant, then a case is presented of a passenger undertaking to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
This belongs to a class of cases wherein^t is the duty of the trial judge to give to the jury definite, exact and concise statements of the law and the facts in order that intelligent consideration may be given and correct conclusion reached. The plaintiff’s cases depended upon her saying that the car stopped before she proceeded to alight. She did so testify, and was corroborated by a companion with her. The defendant, how*502ever, showed by the testimony of the conductor in charge of the car, the motorman, and by Dr. Brewster, Mr. Donlin and Mr. Piper, passengers on…
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