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· 3/22/1909

Widener v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

Citations

  • 224 Pa. 171
  • 73 A. 209
  • 1909 Pa. LEXIS 748

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Passenger—Injury to passenger by passenger.</p> <p>Where a person in getting on to a street car with others is shoved and injured by a passenger standing on the platform, and the whole incident happened in so short a time that the conductor has no opportunity to interfere and prevent the injury, the street railway company will not be liable in damages to the man injured.</p>

Judges: Brown, Elicin, Fell, Mestrezat, Mitchell, Potter, Stewart

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