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· 3/16/1917

Dairies v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

Citations

  • 66 Pa. Super. 265
  • 1917 Pa. Super. LEXIS 239

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Collision between wagon and car— Contributory negligence — Case for jury.</p> <p>In an action against a street railway company to recover for injuries to a horse, wagon and contents resulting from a collision with defendant’s car, the case is for the jury where the evidence is clear that the defendant’s motorman was guilty of negligence, and the evidence as to the conduct of the driver was of such a character, that the jury might well draw the inference that he looked when the ear was 300 feet away and his horse’s head was within two or three feet of the track upon which the car was approaching.</p>

Judges: Head, Henderson, Kephart, Orlady, Porter, Trexler, Williams

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