Kraus v. Beaver Valley Traction Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 124, April T., 1918, Tby defendant, from judgment of C. P. Beaver Co., Dec. T., 1914, No. 96, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Isador Kraus v. Beaver Talley Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to an automobile. Before Baldwin, P. J. At the trial the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $100, on which judgment was entered. Error assigned was in refusing defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, P. J.,
The plaintiff recovered a verdict after a second trial in the court below, for injuries done to his automobile in a collision with a car on the defendant’s railway tracks, on Penn avenue, in New Brighton, where it crossed Thirteenth street at right-angles. The accident occurred about noon on September 30, 1912. The driver of the car was an attorney, with nine years experience as a driver, having driven over 175,000 miles. The car was a large one, weighing about 3,000 pounds, and was occupied by the driver,,his brother and sister. The approach to Penn avenue on…
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