Legal Opinion
O'Daniel v. Pennsylvania R.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 1946No. Civ. Nos. 3898, 3899PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
The plaintiff brought this action for the death of her husband by the defendant’s negligence. At the close of her case the Court granted the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, on the ground of contributory negligence. These motions are to set aside the verdict and for a new trial.
The plaintiff’s husband was killed while attempting to board one of the defendant’s electric suburban trains at its Ardmore Station. It was 8:35 in the morning of a clear day and the train had started and was under way when the accident occurred.
“To get on dr off a moving car,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Pennsylvania R. v. PetersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887
- Quinn v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
- Pennsylvania R. v. LyonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Johnson v. West Chester & Philadelphia RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1872
- Stager v. Ridge Ave. Pass. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
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3Cited by2 opinions
- O'Daniel v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Sekerke v. OlsenDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2022