MacDonald v. Philadelphia Rural Transit Co.

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

Plaintiffs brought this trespass action against defendant to recover for personal injuries sustained by wife plaintiff upon alighting from defendant’s bus. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs. Defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was granted, and judgment was entered for defendant. These appeals followed.

Wife plaintiff, with her young daughter, on November 6, 1937, about 7:30 p. m., was a passenger for hire on a bus operated by defendant, which is a common carrier. It was a large bus with a door on the right side near the front that…