Bland v. Roxborough, Chestnut Hill & Norristown Railway Co.

Citations

• 13 Pa. Super. 93
• 1900 Pa. Super. LEXIS 116

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Alighting from ear.</p> <p>Plaintiff, a passenger on the suburban trolley line of the defendant, which was laid on a public road, desired to get off opposite her residence. She had frequently used the cars in traveling from and to this point. On the right side of the track the road was smooth and level; on the left there was a ditch spanned by a bridge which was used as an entrance to her residence. The cars frequently stopped at this bridge to receive and discharge passengers, but it did not appear that it was a regular stopping place. Plaintiff signaled the conductor to stop at this point, and, alighting on the left side of the track, fell into the ditch, sustaining injuries for which this suit was brought. The accident happened at night, but the car was well lighted ; there was a gas lamp burning about twelve or fifteen feet distant, and an electric light directly over the platform from which she stepped. Held, that a verdict was properly directed for the defendant.</p>