Rose v. West Philadelphia Passenger Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
January Term, 1887, No. 81, E. D., before Gordon, Ch. J., Parson, Sterrett, Green, Clark, and Williams, JJ. Error to the Common Pleas No. 4 of Philadelphia County to review a judgment for defendant in an action for damages for personal injuries. On August 16, 1883, Frank Rose, while crossing Market street to put a basket on the platform of a west bound street car, was struck by a car going east and sustained severe injuries, for which he brought suit.
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January Term, 1887, No. 81, E. D., before Gordon, Ch. J., Parson, Sterrett, Green, Clark, and Williams, JJ. Error to the Common Pleas No. 4 of Philadelphia County to review a judgment for defendant in an action for damages for personal injuries. On August 16, 1883, Frank Rose, while crossing Market street to put a basket on the platform of a west bound street car, was struck by a car going east and sustained severe injuries, for which he brought suit. The defense was- that the injury was caused by the negligence of the plaintiff and that he had executed a release. Issue was joined on the…
1Per curiam
The rulings of the court below, in the case before us, are so ' obviously correct and so well stated as to render discussion of *321them unnecessary. We can sustain none of the assignments of error.
The judgment is affirmed.
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