Glenn v. Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 13, Jan. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Dec. T-, 1900, No. 492 on verdict for plaintiff in case of Julia R. Glenn v. Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Bbégy, J. At the trial it appeared that plaintiff was injured on the night of November 27, 1900, by falling off one of defendant’s electric ears.
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Appeal, No. 13, Jan. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Dec. T-, 1900, No. 492 on verdict for plaintiff in case of Julia R. Glenn v. Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Bbégy, J. At the trial it appeared that plaintiff was injured on the night of November 27, 1900, by falling off one of defendant’s electric ears. Plaintiff testified that at the time of the accident she received $6.00 per week, and that she was laid off from her work by reason of her injuries for six or eight weeks. The court…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
It is well settled in this state that the cross-examination of a witness should bo confined to matters in regard to which he had been interrogated in chief, or to such questions as may tend to show his bias, interest or relation to the party calling him, or test his knowledge, integrity and accuracy of statement. A party should not be permitted to establish his claim or to prove his defense by a cross-examination of the witnesses of his opponent. Such is not the purpose for which a witness is cross-examined. While this is the rule, yet the range of a…
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