Opinion

Cocivera v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

  • 190 Pa. Super. 50
  • 152 A.2d 272
  • 1959 Pa. Super. LEXIS 614
Court
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Filed
Jun 10, 1959
Status
Published
Author
Wright
On the bench
Rhodes, Hirt, Gunther, Wright, Woodside, Ervin, Watkins
Cited by
4 cases
Authority
More cited than 8.9%

The opinion

Concurring Opinion by

Wright, J.:

Although this is a close case, I concur in the result. The instant factual situation differs from that in Angelo v. Pittsburgh, Railways Co., 189 Pa. Superior Ct. 571 , 151 A. 2d 867 , in which we are filing an opinion this same day. In the Angelo case it was conceded that the bus had made a violent and unusual stop, affecting not only the plaintiff but other passengers as well. We held that the evidence was sufficient to raise a presumption of negligence. In the case at bar, however, the record does not disclose that the movement of the bus was so unusual and extraordinary *56 as to be beyond reasonable anticipation, and passengers other than the plaintiff were not affected.

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