Schnur v. Citizens' Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 151, Oct. T., 1892, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., June T., 1891,.No. 190, on verdict for plaintiff, George Schnur. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s son, a boy six years old.
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Appeal, No. 151, Oct. T., 1892, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., June T., 1891,.No. 190, on verdict for plaintiff, George Schnur. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s son, a boy six years old. At the trial, before Stowe, P. J., there was evidence to the effect that, on the morning of the accident, the mother of the boy permitted him to go down stairs from their rooms in the third story to a water closet, and that the child wandered into the street, and some five minutes after he left his mother was run over by one of defendant’s cable cars. The father…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The little boy, whose untimely death resulted from the alleged negligence of the defendant company, was less than six years old. Hence, contributory negligence cannot be imputed to him. Nor can it be imputed to his father under the evidence. The sole question then for determination is, whether the defendant company was guilty of negligence in the manner of running its car at the time the accident occurred. This is the only question in the case, and the only one raised by the specifications of error. The learned judge below was asked to direct a verdict for the defendant. We think…
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