Thompson v. United Traction Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Thompson v. United Traction Co.

44 A. 558, 193 Pa. 555, 1899 Pa. LEXIS 1164

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedNovember 6, 1899

DocketAppeals, Nos. 139 and 140

StatusPublished

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Thompson v. United Traction Co., 44 A. 558, 193 Pa. 555, 1899 Pa. LEXIS 1164 (Pa. 1899).

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Opinion

Per Curiam,

These two cases were consolidated and tried as one. The actions were brought to recover damages for injuries to the boy, Alexander H. Thompson, while crossing the street at a public crossing. Several witnesses testified that when the boy started to cross the street he was but eight feet from the track and was in full view of the motorman on the car, and also that the car was then sixty-five to seventy feet distant from the crossing. The question of the negligence of the motorman in not stopping or slacking his car sufficiently to avoid a collision was necessarily submitted to the jury, who found for the plaintiffs. There was no error in the charge and answers.

Judgment affirmed.

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Per Curiam,

These two cases were consolidated and tried as one. The actions were brought to recover damages for injuries to the boy, Alexander H. Thompson, while crossing the street at a public crossing. Several witnesses testified that when the boy started to cross the street he was but eight feet from the track and was in full view of the motorman on the car, and also that the car was then sixty-five to seventy feet distant from the crossing. The question of the negligence of the motorman in not stopping or slacking his car sufficiently to avoid a collision was necessarily submitted to the jury, who found for the plaintiffs. There was no error in the charge and answers.

Judgment affirmed.

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44 A. 558, 193 Pa. 555, 1899 Pa. LEXIS 1164, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/thompson-v-united-traction-co-pa-1899.