Snow Et Ux. v. Phila. Rapid Transit Co.

Opinion by

Linn, J.,

Mrs. Snow, a passenger occupying a seat in defendant’s street car on a winter night, was injured by the explosion of a bottle of coffee which the motorman had put on the radiator under the seat. The court submitted to the jury whether the motorman was negligent in placing the bottle there and the jury returned verdicts for Mrs. Snow and her husband. Judgment for defendant n. o. v. was entered on the ground that there was no proof that the “motorman’s act was done within the scope of his agency and authority on the defendant’s business.” That conclusion is here for review.

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