Wood v. P.R.R. Co.

Opinion by

Pakkeb, J.,

The plaintiff, a passenger for hire, brought this action in trespass against the defendant corporation, a common carrier, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him as he entered one of the coaches of the defendant. Judgment was entered for plaintiff on a verdict by a jury, and the defendant has appealed to this court, assigning as error the refusal of the defendant’s motions for a new trial and for judgment n. o.1 v.

The only person who testified as to the circumstances of the accident was the plaintiff, and the pertinent part of his testimony was as…