Meloy v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

Citations

• 217 Pa. 189
• 66 A. 253
• 1907 Pa. LEXIS 682

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Infant—Boy darting in front of car.</p> <p>In an action by a boy seven years old against a street railway company to recover damages for personal injuries, binding instructions for defendant are proper, where it appears that at the point where the accident occurred, the middle of the street, was occupied by a market shed, narrowing the street so that the track on one side was close to the shed, and that as a car turned the comer into the track along the shed, the plaintiff, who was playing tag in the market shed, darted out and ran into the fender in the front of the car, receiving the injuries for which he brought suit.</p>