Bowen v. Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 147, April T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Erie Co., Nov. T., 1911, No. 92, on verdict for plaintiff in case of C. W. Bowen v. Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Benson, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $325. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The plaintiff was riding a motocycle on Eighth street, which intersects with Parade street, in the city of Erie *130and collided with a street car, so as to produce substantial injuries. The material facts are not in dispute. The plaintiff was thirty-six years old, was familiar with the streets and the location of the street car tracks in the middle of Parade street. In clear daylight he was riding his motocycle at a speed of about eight miles an hour, and when he arrived at the curb line of Parade street he was twenty-seven feet from the first car rail. At this point he…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Black v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Trout v. Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Brown v. Traction Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Potter v. Scranton Railway Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Houston Bros. v. Consolidated Traction Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
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