Rex v. Lehigh Valley Transit Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffeb,

In this action to recover damages for injuries received by a child two and a half years of age when he was struck and dragged by a trolley car of defendant, the court refused to enter judgment for the latter notwithstanding the verdicts in plaintiffs’ favor, which ruling brings to us this appeal by defendant.

The trolley car had reached a terminus. Its operator, who acted both as motorman and conductor, arranged the seats and trolley poles for the return trip, in so doing going around the car. He then mounted the platform, started the car and when it had…