Carroll v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

Opinion by

Weight, J.,

In the late afternoon of March 3, 1955, at or near the intersection of West Carson Street with Tabor Street in the City of Pittsburgh, there was a collision between a trolley car of the Pittsburgh Railways Company and a motor vehicle owned and operated by John L. Carroll, in which his wife Helen Carroll was a passenger. The Carrolls instituted a trespass suit, the trial of which resulted in a verdict for John L. Carroll in the amount of $978.00, and a verdict for Helen Carroll in the amount of $22.00. The plaintiffs thereafter filed a motion for a new trial limited to the…