Rice v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Musmanno,

Charles Rice, the plaintiff in this case, was injured when his automobile was struck by a street car of the defendant Philadelphia Transportation Company. The jury returned a verdict of $20,000, and the defendant company moved for judgment n.o.v., charging contributory negligence. It also moved in the alternative for a new trial on the ground of excessive verdict. The lower court refused both motions and the defendant appealed.

Reading the record through the eyes of the jury, which resolved all contradictions, doubts, and ambiguities in favor of the plaintiff,…