Berry v. Pittsburg Railways Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 210, April T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., May T., 1911, No. 425, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Daniel B. Berry v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Cohen, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 210, April T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., May T., 1911, No. 425, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Daniel B. Berry v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Cohen, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. After the charge counsel for defendant made this suggestion to the court: Mr. Smith: I was going to suggest this, if the court please: You began your charge by looking at it from the standpoint and the story of the plaintiff, and of course in that story there is nothing about the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
On the evening of November 22, 1910, just before dark, Harry DeHall, a colored chauffeur, was driving his employer’s automobile eastwardly on Fifth avenue in the city of Pittsburg and he picked up Berry, plaintiff in this case, also a colored man, who was standing on a street corner at some point on Fifth avenue below the Craig street crossing of said avenue. There were no other occupants of the automobile except the two colored men. They continued eastwardly on Fifth avenue on the right hand or south driveway, between the street car track and the curb. At the corner of…
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- Hodder v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
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