Woodland v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

Viola C. Woodland, administratrix of the Estate of Edward W. Helm, sued in trespass the Philadelphia Transportation Company to recover damages for the death of Edward Helm, resulting from a collision between the automobile which he was driving and a bus belonging to the defendant company.

At the trial the Coroner (now known as Medical Examiner) of Philadelphia County was called by the plaintiff to prove the cause of death. He testified that that cause was “crushing comminuted fractures of the skull, contusions and lacerations of the brain, a number of other…