Harvey v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 25, Jan. T:, 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1913, No. 600, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Blaney J. Harvey v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $3,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing to direct a verdict for the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potteb,
In this action, the plaintiff sought to recover damages for injuries which he alleged resulted from the negligence of an employee of the defendant company. The specific negligence charged was the failure of a motorman to exercise proper control in the operation of a trolley car, in consequence of which, it was averred, there was a collision between the trolley car and an automobile which was being driven along the street by the plaintiff. The accident occurred on the evening of January 17, 1913, shortly after nine o’clock, on Market street, Philadelphia, near the…
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