Conn v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
This action is by a mother and her minor son against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by the latter being struck by a train of cars while the son stood on defendant’s right-of-way beneath the Girard Avenue Bridge within the limits of Fairmount Park, in the City of Philadelphia. Counsel for the defendant, after the plaintiffs had closed their case, moved for a nonsuit, which was refused. The jury awarded verdicts for plaintiffs and judgments were entered thereon.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Felton v. AubreyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad v. HummellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
- Ward v. . WarrenNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Wright v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Goodman's Admr. v. Louisville & N. R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
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