McMeekin v. Pittsburg Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 161 and 162, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., May T., 1909, No. 54, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of J. Scott McMeekin and Lulu M. Mc-Meekin, his wife, v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass for damages for personal injuries. Before McIlvaine, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for J. Scott McMeekin for $4,000, and for Lulu McMeekin, $6,000. Defendant appealed.
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Appeals, Nos. 161 and 162, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., May T., 1909, No. 54, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of J. Scott McMeekin and Lulu M. Mc-Meekin, his wife, v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass for damages for personal injuries. Before McIlvaine, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for J. Scott McMeekin for $4,000, and for Lulu McMeekin, $6,000. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were ruling on evidence and certain instructions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Beown,
On December 14, 1908, Lulu M. McMeekin, one of the plaintiffs below, got upon a car of the Pittsburg Railways Company in the city of Allegheny for the purpose of being carried to Keown station, a point beyond the city limits, but was informed that the car did not stop there and that she must get off and wait for another. According to her testimony, as she was attempting to alight from the car it was started and as a result of its starting, she fell into the street and sustained serious bodily injuries. On the appeals from the judgments on the verdict in favor of…
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