Legal Opinion

Evans v. Pittsburgh Rys. Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 19, 1925No. Appeal, 50PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Plaintiff sought to recover damages for injuries sustained in a right-angled collision between an automobile owned and driven by himself and a street car of defendant company; the jury found for plaintiff, but judgment n. o. v. was entered by the court below in favor of defendant, on the ground of the former’s contributory negligence. The only question before us is whether this judgment was proper under the circumstances.

Construing the evidence in a light most favorable to appellant, we are clearly of opinion he was negligent. While approaching the tracks of the railway company,…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kilpatrick v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  2. Hoffman v. GeorgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  3. Reinard v. Lehigh Valley Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. Steinberg v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  5. Lowry Rodgers Co. v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1927

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