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· 4/19/1897

Kane v. People's Passenger Railway Co.

Citations

  • 181 Pa. 53
  • 37 A. 110
  • 1897 Pa. LEXIS 503

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Collision between wagon and trolley car.</p> <p>In an action against a street railway company to recover damages for personal injuries suffered in a collision between a car and a wagon in which the plaintiff was riding, it is proper to direct a verdict for defendant where the evidence shows that the car was moving at a moderate rate of speed, and there was no negligence in its management, and that the wagon in which the plaintiff was riding was negligently turned to cross the track when the car was but a very short distance away, and the moment it was discovered everything possible was done to stop the car.</p>

Judges: Dean, Green, Mitchell, Pell, Williams

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