Ingraham v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

Opinion by

Porter, J.,

This is an action of trespass by husband and wife to recover damages for injuries sustained when the automobile in which they were riding was struck from behind by a car of the defendant company moving in the same direction. They recovered judgments in the court below, from which we have these appeals by the defendant. The questions alleged to be involved are: “Was the husband plaintiff, who was driving the automobile, guilty of negligence as matter of law” and “Were the verdicts so excessive that the refusal of the lower court to grant a new trial was an abuse of…