Reithof v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Patterson,

George Reithof, appellee, brought this action in trespass to recover for serious head injuries sustained when he was struck by a street car of Pittsburgh Railways Company, appellant. Trial before a jury resulted in a verdict for appellee in the sum of $17,000. Appellant filed a motion for a new trial, which was refused, and judgment was entered :on the verdict.

The accident resulting in appellee’s injuries occurred at the intersection of Grant Street, which runs north and south, and Fifth Avenue,'which runs east and west, in the City of Pittsburgh. Fifth Avenue…