Polis v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 323, Jan. T., 1922, by plaintiffs, from order of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1921, No. 1445, refusing to take off nonsuit, in case of Miriam E. Polis, by her mother and next friend, Jennie S. Polis and Jennie S. Polis in her own right, v. Phila. & Reading Railroad Co. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Ferguson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Nonsuit, and refusal to remove it. Plaintiffs appealed.
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Appeal, No. 323, Jan. T., 1922, by plaintiffs, from order of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1921, No. 1445, refusing to take off nonsuit, in case of Miriam E. Polis, by her mother and next friend, Jennie S. Polis and Jennie S. Polis in her own right, v. Phila. & Reading Railroad Co. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Ferguson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Nonsuit, and refusal to remove it. Plaintiffs appealed. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The minor plaintiff, when about to alight from the platform of a standing train, placed one of her hands on a door jamb of the car on which she was riding; the door closed and injured the hand; action was brought against the railroad company for damages; a nonsuit was entered, which the court below refused to remove; hence this appeal.
We affirm, on the following excerpt from the opinion of the trial judge: “This young lady, who is very small, stepped out onto the platform [of the coach on which she was riding] and turned to go down the steps; she left her hand around this wooden…
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