Adams v. Lehigh Valley Transit Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 30, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lehigh Co., Oct. Term, 1908, No. 26, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Homer Adams v. Lehigh Valley Transit Company. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to an automobile. Before Heydt, P. J., specially presiding. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $462.07. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 30, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lehigh Co., Oct. Term, 1908, No. 26, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Homer Adams v. Lehigh Valley Transit Company. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to an automobile. Before Heydt, P. J., specially presiding. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $462.07. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oklady, J.,
The plaintiff while driving his automobile, in which he had his wife and child with two guests, was run down by a car of the defendant company.
The accident occurred in clear daylight, when the plaintiff and motorman had an unobstructed view of the track for a reasonable distance. The defendant had a double track system located on the northern side of the highway, so as to leave a width of about fifteen feet on the southern side for vehicles. A few minutes prior to the accident the plaintiff was running his automobile parallel with the trolley car, and as it made a stop to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kohler v. Pennsylvania R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Callahan v. Philadelphia Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Burke v. Union Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Davidson v. Schuylkill Traction Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Rauch v. SmedleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
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- Miller v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Odbert v. Webster, Monessen, Bellevernon & Fayette City Street Railway Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Hoffman v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Rose v. NegroSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1917