Pessolano v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Patterson,

This is an action in trespass by Charles Pessolano and Rachel Pessolano, his wife, appellants, to recover damages for injuries sustained by the appellant-wife as a result of being struck by a trolley car, owned and operated by the Philadelphia Transportation Company, appellee. This appeal is from the refusal of the court below to take off a compulsory nonsuit entered for the reason that appellant-wife was guilty of contributory negligence.

On December 9, 1940, at 2:20 p.m., the appellant-wife was proceeding across Germantown Avenue in the City of Philadelphia…