Douds v. Beaver Valley Traction Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 162, April T., .1913, by plaintiffs, from judgment of G. P. Beaver Co., March T., 1912, No. 341, for defendant n. o. v. in case of Carl R. and Oliver V. Douds, partners trading as Douds Brothers, v. Beaver Valley Traction Company. Trespass for injuries to an automobile. Before Holt, P. J. At the trial the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff.
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Appeal, No. 162, April T., .1913, by plaintiffs, from judgment of G. P. Beaver Co., March T., 1912, No. 341, for defendant n. o. v. in case of Carl R. and Oliver V. Douds, partners trading as Douds Brothers, v. Beaver Valley Traction Company. Trespass for injuries to an automobile. Before Holt, P. J. At the trial the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff. Subsequently the court entered judgment for defendant n. o. v. Error assigned was in entering judgment for defendant. n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
This is an action in trespass for the recovery of damages for injury to plaintiffs’ automobile. On November 22, 1911, the plaintiffs were the owners of an automobile and at the same time the defendant company operated a street railway in the borough of Freedom, Beaver county. In the operation of this street car line the defendant had suspended over and along a public highway in said borough, known as Third avenue, a trolley wire charged with electricity. While Oliver V. Douds, on November 22, 1911, was traveling along the public highway in one of plaintiffs ’…
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- Lanning v. Pittsburg Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Aument v. Pennsylvania Telephone Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Patterson Coal & Supply Co. v. Pittsburg Railways Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1908