Rhoads v. Central Taxicab & Transfer Co.

Shanaman, J.,

Plaintiff sued defendant for damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. In the City of Reading, Fifth Street and Washington Street intersect, Washington Street running east and west, and Fifth Street north and south. The intersection is a busy and contral one, with single trolley traffic straight on both streets, and trolley traffic also from Washington Street turning south into Fifth Street. There are traffic lights with a police officer in charge.

At about 5 P. M. a trolley car was standing on Washington Street west of Fifth Street, at the intersection, taking on and discharging…