Sturgeon v. Beaver Valley Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 101, Oct. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Beaver Co., June T., 1904, No. 183, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Amos E. Sturgeon v. Beaver Valley Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Holt, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. ■ Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,600. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
The only assignment of error in this case is to the refusal of the court to direct a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff’s case as shown by his testimony was this: He was riding in an open buggy on the westerly track of the defendant’s electric railway in the borough of New Brighton, and was struck by a car running in the opposite direction on this track. The space between the tracks and the curb on one side of the street was impassable and that on the other side was dangerous because of gullies and obstructions. He was deaf and drove on the track on which a…
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