Falciani v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

WOOD, District Judge.

Domenick Battilano and the Philadelphia Transportation Company are defendants in this suit. The plaintiff's decedent was a passenger in an automobile operated by the defendant Battilano when it collided with a bus of the defendant Philadelphia Transportation Company. Each defendant claims that the accident was caused by the negligence of the other. The defendant P.T.C. in its answer included a “counterclaim” against its co-defendant Battilano for damage to the bus. In addition, the defendant P.T.C. cross-claimed against the defendant Battilano for contribution or…