Spitzer v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Patterson,
This is an action in trespass by Stanley Spitzer, a minor, and Louis Spitzer and Sara Spitzer, his guardians, appellants, against the Philadelphia Transportation Company to recover damages for injuries to said minor resulting from the alleged negligence of a driver of one of its trackless trolleys. A jury returned a verdict for appellee. This appeal is from the dismissal of appellants’ motion for a new trial.
The evidence was conflicting with regard to whether the trolley hit the minor appellant or whether said minor drove his bicycle into the trolley.…
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