Dodson v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Chidsey,

The plaintiff, Elmer Edward Dodson, instituted an action in trespass against Philadelphia Transportation Company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as the result of a collision between the automobile driven by plaintiff and a street car of the defendant company. The latter has appealed from the refusal of its motions for judgment non obstante veredicto and for a new trial. The jury found a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $20,000, reduced after remittitur filed to $11,500.

The accident occurred on Saturday, September 11, 1948, about 6 p.m. It…