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· 1/5/1914

Tarhayi v. Allegheny Valley Street Railway Co.

Citations

  • 243 Pa. 351
  • 90 A. 71
  • 1914 Pa. LEXIS 627

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Infants—Case for jury.</p> <p>In an action against a street railway company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by a girl six years old in consequence of being struck by one of defendant’s ears, the case is for the jury, and a verdict for the plaintiff will be sustained, where the disputed question of fact at the trial was whether the plaintiff had suddenly run from the sidewalk in front of the car and was not in view of the motorman until the moment she was struck, or whether she and other children were standing in the narrow space between the tracks and in full view when the car was started.</p>

Judges: Brown, Elkin, Fell, Moschzisker, Stewart

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