Fisher v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

Citations

• 267 Pa. 99
• 110 A. 149
• 1920 Pa. LEXIS 816

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Evidence—Buies of carrier — Booh of rules — Admissions against interest — Examination of witness— Relevancy of question — Appeals—Review.</p> <p>1. A rule of a defendant carrier, promulgated for tbe instruction of its employees, is admissible in evidence if it was in force at tbe time óf tbe accident, and refers to a duty relevant to tbe issue which it alleged and proved tbe employee neglected to perform.</p> <p>2. Such a rule is admissible, like all other admissions against interest, and for the same reason.</p> <p>3. It is reversible error to allow a general question as to whether or not the employee complied with the rules contained in a book, which is produced, without specifying which rule or rules are referred to, and without showing their relevancy.</p>