Speakman v. Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 73, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Jan. T., 1909, No. 78, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Frank L. Speakman v. Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal, injuries. Before Hemphill, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,455. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 73, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Jan. T., 1909, No. 78, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Frank L. Speakman v. Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal, injuries. Before Hemphill, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,455. Defendant appealed. Error assigned among others was (2) in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
An examination of the evidence convinces us that the appellant’s history of the case is substantially fair and correct, *560and from it we gather the following facts: A public road runs from the fair grounds westwardly to West Chester — a distance of about a mile. The track of defendant is located on the south side of said road all of said distance. Bolmar street crosses the road and the railway tracks at right angles, and is the eastern boundary of the borough of West Chester. From a point about 800 feet east of Bolmar street, at Cottage Hill, there is a descending grade…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Callahan v. Philadelphia Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Omslaer v. Pittsburg & Birmingham Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Carson v. Federal Street & Pleasant Valley Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- McCracken v. Consolidated Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Ridgway's AccountSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
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- Adams v. Lehigh Valley Transit Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
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