Legal Opinion

Klingensmith v. West Penn Railways Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 16, 1931No. Appeal, 1PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Defendant’s inter-urban street car line passes through a farming district between Leechburg and Apollo and at Klingensmith “Y,” where appellee lives, there is a regular stop for passengers. Defendant maintained a shelter for passengers at this place. It was located along the “Y” about 30 feet north of the main track. There was an overhead light there and also two lights on a pole alongside the main track which indicated the approach of a car. A path led from the shelter to the opposite side of the track. Persons intending to go to Apollo by trolley who used the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Weiss v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  2. Murphy v. Phila. Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  3. Schaeffer v. Reading Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  4. Patton v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. HAMLEY v. PITTSBURGH RWYS. CO.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. Downey v. Union Paving Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
  3. Dickun v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  4. Fullgraf v. Oklahoma Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
  5. Hamley v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950

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