Small v. Pittsburg Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 42, Oct. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1902, No. 1,014, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Frank E. Small v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Brown, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $6,900. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This was an action of trespass brought by Frank E. Small against the Pittsburg Railways Company, to recover damages for an injury alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of the defendant. From East McKeesport to Wilmerding the street railway of the defendant company runs on the public street for a distance of a mile and a quarter, upon a grade of six per cent. At the foot of the slope is the Wil*586merding station of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The tracks of the street railway terminate at that point, directly across the street from the station.
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