Taormino v. Johnstown Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sadler,
The Johnstown Traction Company lawfully operates a double line of street railway tracks on Bedford Street in the Borough of Dale. On November 15, 1927, between ten and eleven o’clock in the morning, its operatives were moving a car in a northerly direction at a speed not in excess of ten miles an hour. In front of it, at the time, Joseph Taormino was driving a wagon, and was fully aware of the trolley approaching from the rear. He turned to the right so that it might pass, and signaled the motorman to proceed. The distance between the tracks and the curb was some…
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- Rothweiler v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Ruthberg v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Hause v. Lehigh Valley Transit Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
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