Hull v. Bowers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 6, Jan. T., 1922, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Adams Co., Nov. T., 1919, No. 64, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Charles Hull v. Harry E. Bowers. Trespass for personal injuries. Before McPherson, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Nonsuit; refusal to take it off. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Schaffer,
Plaintiff sued to recover damages for personal injuries ; at the close of his case the court entered a non-suit which it refused to take off; plaintiff appeals.
*431The facts are not in dispute. Appellant was employed by the Hanover Light, Heat & Power Company, and was riding on a work car belonging to it, running on its electric railway. The car was without windows or platform and had a door at the rear which opened on a step, extending an inch or two beyond the line of the body of the car; plaintiff was seated on the floor of the car with his feet on this stop.…
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