Legal Opinion

Schaeffer v. Reading Transit Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 1, 1930No. Appeal, 246PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Appellee while driving a Ford delivery truck on Lancaster Pike, near Reading, was struck by appellant’s car and seriously injured. The highway and trolley line parallel each other, being about two feet apart. Appellee was turning into a road intersection to his right at the time of the collision. This was a regular stopping place for appellant’s cars, a “car stop” sign being on a pole at appellee’s left as he turned across the track. It was a clear day and the view was unobstructed. As appellee approached the intersection in his automobile, he saw the trolley car…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Knobeloch v. Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler & New Castle Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  2. Weiss v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Snyder v. Penn Liberty Refining Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  4. Kuhns v. Conestoga Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  5. Shields v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. v. TuckerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
  2. Scholl v. Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  3. Hegarty v. BergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  4. Ehrhart v. York Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  5. Dopler v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931

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