DeDouglas v. Union Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 111, Jan. T., 1900, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Dee. T., 1898, No. 1092, on verdict for defendant in case of Sarah DeDouglas v. Union Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Beitler, J. At the trial defendant set up a written release, and proved that it had paid plaintiff 150.00 at the time she signed the release.
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Appeal, No. 111, Jan. T., 1900, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Dee. T., 1898, No. 1092, on verdict for defendant in case of Sarah DeDouglas v. Union Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Beitler, J. At the trial defendant set up a written release, and proved that it had paid plaintiff 150.00 at the time she signed the release. Plaintiff testified that when she received the money she was requested to sign a receipt, and that nothing was said about a release. Both she and her sister, who witnessed the paper, stated that it was not…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The plaintiff alleged that she sustained an injury by the unexpected movement of the defendant company’s car when she was in the act of alighting from it. A few days after the occurrence she notified Mr. Wiclener of the accident and the consequent injuries to her. A few days after that a party who represented himself as coming from Mr. Widener said that he sent her $50.00, and asked her to give him a receipt for the money. She accepted the money offered her and signed a release of the liability incurred by the company through the negligence of its employee. The release was the only…
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