Freeman v. Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction Co.
Superior Court of Delaware
Action on the Case to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by the plaintiff on September 6, 1910, while a passenger on a car of the defendant, by being thrown from the car on the street bed on Vandever Avenue near Carter Street, in the City of Wilmington, through the sudden jerking or starting up of the car after the same had been slowed down at or near said street comer. The facts and questions presented appear in the charge of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Woolley, J.,
charging the jury:
Gentlemen of the jury:—This is an action instituted by the plaintiff to recover damages for personal injuries which.it is alleged were occasioned by the negligence of the defendant company. The plaintiff contends, in substance, that on the sixth day of September, 1910, he was a passenger on one of the cars which the defendant admits it owned and operated within the City of Wilmington; that the destination of the plaintiff was Vandever Avenue and Carter Street, and that when approaching his destination he told the conductor to let him off at that point; that when…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Benson v. Wilmington City Railway Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1910
3Cited by2 opinions
- Gray v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Delaware · 1927
- McGraw v. CorrinSupreme Court of Delaware · 1973