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· 5/13/1907

Finefrock v. United Traction Co.

Citations

  • 33 Pa. Super. 38

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Collision between car and wagon — Case for jury.</p> <p>In an action against a street railway company to recover damages for personal injuries, the case is for the jury, and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff will be sustained, where the evidence tends to show that the plaintiff while driving in a buggy stopped at a street crossing to permit a car to go by, and after looking and not seeing another car started to cross; and that the buggy had nearly cleared the tracks when it was struck by a car going at such a high rate of speed that it was not stopped until it had run 260 feet beyond the point of the accident.</p>

Judges: Beaver, Head, Henderson, Morrison, Rice

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