Hill v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 103, Jan. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., June T., 1919, No. 456, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of John A. Hill v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. Trespass for personal injuries. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $4,033. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was, inter alia, refusal of defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v., quoting the record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
Plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile owned and driven by one Hewitt on the night of March 30, 1919, when a collision occurred with defendant’s street car on Fifth Street in the City of Philadelphia. The automobilé was coming west on Fisher’s Avenuel When it reached the house line at Fifth Street, as was testified the cus*234tomary observation was made, and, after the auto was a short distance from the first track, plaintiff looked again and could see nothing approaching from the north. When the machine crossed the first track, with its front about the middle of…
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