Lehner v. Pittsburg Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 69, Oct. T., 1908, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., June T., 1903, No. 391, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Emma Lehner v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Brown, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $5,000. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
It appears from the evidence in this case that on the morning of November 6, 1902, the plaintiff was a passenger upon an electric car of the defendant company. The route led up a long and rather steep and winding grade, and when near the top the car stalled and began to run backward. The motorman was unable to stop the car, and opened the front door and the gate which permitted exit by the passengers down the steps from the front platform. There was no sand in the boxes, and the conductor attempted to check the progress of the car by throwing pebbles under the…
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