Shaffer v. Roesch
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 19, Jan. T., 1906, by-plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., June T., 1903, No. 3,812, on verdict for defendants in case of Joseph H. Shaffer v. Charles Roesch, William Roesch, Charles Roesch, Jr., and George Roesch, trading as Charles Roesch & Sons. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Davis, J. The facts .are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 19, Jan. T., 1906, by-plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., June T., 1903, No. 3,812, on verdict for defendants in case of Joseph H. Shaffer v. Charles Roesch, William Roesch, Charles Roesch, Jr., and George Roesch, trading as Charles Roesch & Sons. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Davis, J. The facts .are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court charged in part as follows: [It is for you to find from the testimony whether the gate was swung open from the back, or was swung from the front by reason of the motion of the car. If…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
Plaintiff boarded a street car moving southward on German-town avenue, and while in the act of stepping from the running-board into the car, the car then moving at the usual rate of speed, was struck in the back by the end gate of a wagon belonging to defendants, which was standing in charge of defendants’ employee on the west side of the street, about twelve inches from the track. He sought in the action to charge the defendants with negligence and liability for the injuries he received. The case was submitted to the jury, and their finding was for the…
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