Legal Opinion

Funk v. Electric Traction Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 25, 1896No. Appeal, No. 109PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal, No. 109, Jan. T., 1896, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., June T., 1894, No. 1085, refusing to take off nonsuit. Trespass for personal injuries. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Green,

A compulsory nonsuit having been entered in the court below, there is no testimony on the record except that which was pre*561sented by tbe plaintiff. Tbe injury was occasioned by a collision of the plaintiff and tbe defendant’s car. None of tbe testimony locates tbe plaintiff on the track in front of tbe car, prior to, or at tbe time of, tbe accident, but the whole of it establishes tbe fact of tbe collision, tbe detail of circumstances differing somewhat as it came from tbe different witnesses. Tbe plaintiff was at that time very nearly thirteen years of age. His…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. SchwindlingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
  2. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad v. SpearenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1864
  3. Chilton v. Central Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  4. Schnur v. Citizens' Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  5. Hestonville Passenger Railway Co. v. ConnellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Kline ex rel. Kline v. Electric Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
  2. Van Salvellergh v. Green Bay Traction Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  3. McKee v. Harrisburg Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
  4. Sontgen v. Kittanning & Ford City Street RailwaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
  5. Corpies v. Sand Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1906

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