Renner v. Tone
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 208 and 209, Oct. T., 1921, by plaintiffs, from order of C. P. Allegheny Oo., Jan. T., 1920, No. 35, refusing to take off nonsuit, in case of Earl S. Renner, a minor, by his father William J. Renner, and William J. Renner, in his own right, v. S. L. Tone et al., Receivers of Pittsburgh Rys. Co. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Drew, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeals, Nos. 208 and 209, Oct. T., 1921, by plaintiffs, from order of C. P. Allegheny Oo., Jan. T., 1920, No. 35, refusing to take off nonsuit, in case of Earl S. Renner, a minor, by his father William J. Renner, and William J. Renner, in his own right, v. S. L. Tone et al., Receivers of Pittsburgh Rys. Co. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Drew, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court entered a compulsory nonsuit which it subsequently refused to take off. Plaintiffs appealed. Error assigned was order refusing to take off nonsuit, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
Earl Renner, aged nineteen, and his brother, were invited to ride to their home on a small Ford truck. Earl stood on the running board, as the truck was too small to permit him to be seated in the car. The driver of the truck kept his vehicle on the left side (the wrong side) of the street for a distance of 1,140 feet, — from the time the boys got on the car until he attempted to cross to the side where he should have traveled. During this time there was nothing to prevent the boys or the driver from observing the traffic approaching, and, for a distance of 450…
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