Barry v. Union Traction Co.

Citations

• 194 Pa. 576
• 45 A. 321
• 1900 Pa. LEXIS 444

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Alighting from street car — Nonsuit.</p> <p>In an action against a street railway company to recover damages for personal injuries, a nonsuit is properly entered where the plaintiff testifies-that at the time of the accident he was a passenger on one of defendant’s, cars; that he stood with one foot oh the lower step and one on the platform of the car, with articles in both hands, and that while in this position, crowded between two men, he fell from the car while it was passing in its mere ordinary motion. .</p>