Cameron v. Citizens Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 63 and 64, Oct. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Jan. T., 1904, No. 26, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Marion Cameron and Alexander Cameron, her husband, v. Citizens Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Criswell, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeals, Nos. 63 and 64, Oct. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Jan. T., 1904, No. 26, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Marion Cameron and Alexander Cameron, her husband, v. Citizens Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Criswell, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for Marion Cameron for $2,900 and for Alexander Cameron $2,600. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were (1) rulings on evidence, quoting the bill of exceptions, but not referring to the page…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
On the evening of May 6,1903, the plaintiff, Mrs. Marion Cameron, boarded a car of the defendant company. In the floor of the car was a trap door, used for access to the machinery beneath. When Mrs. Cameron entered the car, this trap door was standing open, but was unobserved by her ; she proceeded towards a vacant seat, and, as the car started, stepped into the opening, sustaining injuries which were the basis of the claim for damages in this case.
The first assignment of error, is to the admission of evidence upon the part of the plaintiff against the objection…
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