Kerr v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Ervin, J.,
This is an appeal by the defendant transportation company from the refusal of its motion for judgment n.o.v. in a trespass action.
We are obliged to consider the testimony, together with all reasonable inferences therefrom, in the light most favorable to the plaintiff: Stewart v. Pittsburgh Railways Co., 379 Pa. 260, 108 A. 2d 767. Accordingly, the facts may be stated as follows: On May 25, 1950 plaintiff was a passenger on a P.T.C. bus eastbound on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, and injured her right ankle in alighting at 23rd Street at about 5:3Q p.m. At that time she…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stevens v. Reading Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Low v. Harrisburg Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- MacDonald v. Philadelphia Rural Transit Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Stewart v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
3Cited by4 opinions
- Nelson v. FacciolaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Jaxon v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1966
- Flank v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Theriot v. Philadelphia Transportation Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1963