Rothweiler v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

On July 27, 1923, at about five o’clock in the afternoon plaintiff drove a truck northward on Ninth Street in the City of Philadelphia and parked it in front of his employer’s place of business, No. 131 North Ninth •Street. Defendant operates a single track trolley line on Ninth Street, the cars going north. Plaintiff was fully aware of this fact. The clear space between the overhang of the trolley car and the curb is about 8 feet ten inches. The truck was seven feet wide at its greatest width. Plaintiff reported to his employer that the rear left spring of the truck was…