Brown v. Chester Traction Co.

Citations

• 230 Pa. 498
• 79 A. 713
• 1911 Pa. LEXIS 638

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroad companies — Passenger—Case for jury.</p> <p>1. In an action by a passenger against a street railway company for personal injuries, the case is for the jury where it appears that at the time of the accident the plaintiff was seated at the end of a seat at the side of a crowded open summer car, on which passengers were standing on the running board; that she signaled the conductor to stop the car at a regular stopping place; that when she saw that her signal was not heeded, she turned her body towards the conductor with her left hand on the seat, and her right hand raised to attract his attention; that while she was in this position the car turned into a switch, at.a speed of fifteen miles a hour, so as to cause a severe jar that threw her from the car to the road, and threw down other passengers who were standing in the body of the car.</p> <p>Negligence — Damages—Evidence of injuries — Physician.</p> <p>2. In an accident case where it appeared that the plaintiff was well before the accident, that she had been severely injured, and had been an invalid ever since the accident, a physician may testify that he examined the plaintiff two years and four months after -the accident, that his examination disclosed an internal injury of long standing that -might have been caused by force or violence, and that in view of the history of the case, he believed it was caused by the accident.</p>