Hoffman v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 128, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1902, No. 923, on verdict for plaintiff in ease of John H. Hoffman and Minnie J. Hoffman, his wife, v. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Willson, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are set forth in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 128, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1902, No. 923, on verdict for plaintiff in ease of John H. Hoffman and Minnie J. Hoffman, his wife, v. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Willson, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are set forth in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for John H. Hoffman for $150, and for Minnie J. Hoffman for $1,800. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
The wife plaintiff, engrossed in a conversation with a friend, was walking eastward on the south side of Lehigh avenue. They reached the curb of Sixth street, stepped on the street, and were proceeding to cross the same ivlien they discovered a car belonging to defendant standing in front of them. They stopped near the center of the car which had come down Sixth street to that point, stopped, and was about to back around a curved switch in order to take, its place on Lehigh avenue for the purpose of starting on its westward route. As the end of the car swung around…
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