Redington v. Harrisburg Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 2, May T., 1904, by defendant; from judgment of C.' P. Dauphin Co., June T., 1903, No. 481, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Susan Redington v. Harrisburg Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Kunkel, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 2, May T., 1904, by defendant; from judgment of C.' P. Dauphin Co., June T., 1903, No. 481, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Susan Redington v. Harrisburg Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Kunkel, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Defendant presented the following points : 2. It is an undisputed fact in this case that the car of the defendant which the plaintiff attempted to board had been stopped for the purpose of receiving a passenger on the other side of the street, and that neither the plaintiff nor her…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This is an action of trespass to recover damages for personal injuries received by the plaintiff while attempting to enter a car of the defendant company. The car had stopped at a street crossing to allow another passenger, who had signaled from the upper side of the street, to get on. After she. was safely on, the car was started in the usual manner. But the railway was a single track, and the rear platform of the car was open to receive passengers from both sides, and it seems that the plaintiff and her sister were upon the other side, waiting to enter. They did…
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