Legal Opinion

Spitzer v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 7, 1944No. Appeals, 52 and 53PublishedCited by 22 opinions

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.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ellsworth v. LauthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  2. Prenatt v. Messenger Printing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  3. Schmitt v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  4. Scranton Lackawanna Trust Co. v. BirbeckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  2. Commonwealth v. JenningsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. American Housing Trust, III v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Commonwealth v. ButlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

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