Legal Opinion

Wilhelm v. Sunbury & Selinsgrove Ry. Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 13, 1924No. Appeal, 324PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

Defendant appeals from a judgment on a verdict fixing plaintiff’s damages for injuries resulting from a collision between a wagon loaded with hay, on top of which he was riding, and defendant’s trolley car, while the two vehicles were traversing in opposite directions the bridge crossing the Susquehanna River between Sunbury and Shamdkin Dam on the night of May 30, 1923.

Defendant maintains a single track on the bridge, occupying its extreme southern side. North of the track there is a space for vehicular traffic, not sufficiently wide to permit two vehicles to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ellis v. Lake Shore Etc. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
  2. Cannon v. Pittsburg & Birmingham Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  3. Wagner v. Lehigh Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
  4. Algard v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  5. Park v. Beaver Valley Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Fordyce v. White Star Bus LinesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  2. Modony v. MegdalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Caplan v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  4. Hoffman v. HermanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  5. Robinson v. Township of LoganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1926

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