Smith v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

405 Pa. 340 (1961)

Smith, Appellant,

v.

Pittsburgh Railways Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued September 29, 1961.

December 5, 1961.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN and ALPERN, JJ.

Harvey E. Schauffler, Jr., for appellant.

Leo Daniels, with him Prichard, Lawler & Geltz, for appellee.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BENJAMIN R. JONES, December 5, 1961:

On January 28, 1957, appellant, Roselyn K. Smith, and her sixteen year old daughter, Carol Smith, were passengers on an uncrowded streetcar owned and operated by the Pittsburgh Railways Company, appellee. Appellant and her daughter were…