Legal Opinion

Williams v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 14, 1964No. Appeals, 149 and 151PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

This intersection collision occurred in daylight on a summer evening, between a bus of appellant, in which appellee-wife was a passenger, and an automobile owned and operated by the co-defendant, Sadie Scott. Appellees, husband and wife, recovered a verdict and judgment against both defendants. Only the Philadelphia Transportation Company appealed.

The bus was proceeding eastwardly on Haverford Avenue and, when crossing Forty-Sixth Street, was struck on the right side by the automobile being driven northbound. The intersection was controlled by three sets of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Commonwealth v. RaymondSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Haas v. KasnotSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Wills v. HardcastleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
  5. Guzman v. BloomSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Gorski v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Stewart v. MottsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Commonwealth v. JermynSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. WilsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Wagner v. Anzon, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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