Anderson v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 96, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1913, No. 340, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Charles A. Anderson v. Pittsburgh Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Carnahan, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Yerdict for plaintiff for $3,500.00 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 96, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1913, No. 340, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Charles A. Anderson v. Pittsburgh Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Carnahan, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Yerdict for plaintiff for $3,500.00 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were in refusing to direct a verdict for defendant and in refusing to enter judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
This is an action of trespass brought by the plaintiff to recover damages which he alleges he sustained by the negligence of the defendant company. The plaintiff lived in Allegheny City. On the afternoon of May 30, 1911, he visited some friends at Millvale, and, about 1:30 a. m. of the following morning he started to walk west on East Ohio street on his return home. He was not familiar with the street. The defendant operated a double track street railway on the street. The plaintiff testified that at first there was a bad boardwalk, and he started to walk on…
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