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WIGGINS v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

Civ. A. No. 27035.

216 F.Supp. 241 (1963)

Herbert WIGGINS, Administrator of the Estate of James Wiggins v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. PHILADELPHIA TRANSPORTATION CO.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

April 29, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Samuel Fine, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Edward G. Bauer, Jr., City Solicitor, by Vincent C. Veldorale, Asst. City Solicitor, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

WOOD, District Judge.

On October 11, 1958, the deceased was employed by the Philadelphia Transportation Company (P.T.C.) as a conductor on car No. 553 of a Market-Frankford elevated train. An explosion occurred on this particular car when a short circuit occurred in its main switch. The deceased was burned and subsequently died from these injuries on November 17, 1958.

This action was brought against the City of Philadelphia (City) which owned and leased these...

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