Amos v. Delaware River Ferry Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 65, Jan. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., June T., 1905, No. 3,206, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Jennie Amos v. Delaware River Ferry Company of New Jersey. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Martin, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 65, Jan. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., June T., 1905, No. 3,206, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Jennie Amos v. Delaware River Ferry Company of New Jersey. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Martin, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. At the trial the court admitted under objection and exception evidence as to the costs of electrical treatment. [1, 2] The court charged in part as follows: [Dr. Franklin, the visiting surgeon at St. Joseph’s Hospital, testified that he…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
The plaintiff was a passenger on a ferryboat operated by the defendant company between points on the Dela*367ware river. The boat having reached its terminal, was docked in the usual way, and, the guards having been removed, passengers were invited to disembark. No gang plank connected the boat with the floating dock to which it was moored. While plaintiff was in the act of stepping from the boat to the dock the boat receded somewhat, and plaintiff’s foot instead of reaching the dock went into the space between and was crushed by the returning surge of the boat. The…
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