Bradney v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 81, Jan. T., 1911, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1907, No. 4,521, on verdict for defendant in case of Joseph Bradney v. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ralston, J. At the trial it appeared that the plaintiff was injured on December 5, 1907, about 6.20 p. m. while attempting to get on board one of the defendant’s cars.
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Appeal, No. 81, Jan. T., 1911, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1907, No. 4,521, on verdict for defendant in case of Joseph Bradney v. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ralston, J. At the trial it appeared that the plaintiff was injured on December 5, 1907, about 6.20 p. m. while attempting to get on board one of the defendant’s cars. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned were in…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
While standing at a street crossing the plaintiff signaled the motorman of an approaching car to stop. He saw the power turned off, the brakes applied and the speed reduced, and as the car reached the crossing and was running slowly, he attempted to get on the front platform. He succeeded in getting his feet on the lower step and was in the act of raising one of them to the platform, when he was thrown off by the motion of the car, which was accelerated by turning on the power. His reason for not waiting until the car stopped was that he thought it would stop before the back…
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