Severino v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

Citations

• 236 Pa. 258
• 84 A. 694
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 744

Syllabus

<p>N egligence — Street — Railways—Infants.</p> <p>In an action against a street railway company to recover damages for personal injuries to a boy between eight and nine years of age, run over by one of defendant’s cars, a nonsuit is properly entered where the evidence shows that the accident happened near the middle of a city block, that the boy ran or walked from the pavement directly in front of the car, and when he reached the track was within ten or fifteen feet of the car; that the car was stopped within five feet of the place where the boy was struck, and that there was no evidence of undue speed nor inattention on the part of the motorman.</p>