Kane v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 154, Jan. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., Sept. T., 1913, No. 2940, on verdict for plaintiff in case of John Kane v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Patterson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $15,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were rulings on evidence.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries; judgment was entered upon a verdict for the plaintiff and the defendant has appealed. The appellant complains of several rulings on the evidence and of a refusal to withdraw a juror and continue the case.
The accident is thus described in the appellee’s paper book: “About 6.20 p. m., on October 20, 1913, plaintiff was driving a two-horse team eastward on Gray’s avenue ; seeing a car approaching about four hundred feet away, he endeavored to leave the track; before he could clear the track the car…
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- Lesley v. EwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
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