Bradney v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

Citations

• 232 Pa. 127
• 81 A. 187
• 1911 Pa. LEXIS 685

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Getting on mowing car — Contributory negligence.</p> <p>In an action against a street railway company to recover damages for personal injuries binding instructions for the defendant are proper where the evidence shows that the plaintiff in attempting to get on the platform of a moving car succeeded in getting his feet on the lower step, and was in the act of raising one of them to the platform when he was thrown off by the motion of the car, which was accelerated by turning on the power.</p>