Foley v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 190 and 191, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1907, No. 5902,. on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Thomas J. Foley and Mary C. Foley, his wife, v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Staples, P. J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeals, Nos. 190 and 191, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1907, No. 5902,. on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Thomas J. Foley and Mary C. Foley, his wife, v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Staples, P. J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for Thomas J. Foley for $1,037, subsequently reduced to $800, and for Mary C. Foley for $7,586.19, subsequently reduced to $4,000, upon which verdicts as reduced judgment was entered.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
This was a suit by husband and wife to recover for injuries alleged to have been suffered by the latter while a passenger in a car of the defendant company. The plaintiffs claimed that the motorman had so negligently operated the car that a collision with a wagon ensued *171resulting in the injuries complained of. Judgment was entered on verdicts for the plaintiffs and the defendant has. appealed.
The appellant assigns for error several abstracts from the charge of the trial judge to which no special exceptions were taken at the trial. Since no general exception…
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