Legal Opinion

Conn v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 10, 1927No. Appeals, 257 and 258PublishedCited by 29 opinions

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

  1. Felton v. AubreyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
  2. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad v. HummellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
  3. Ward v. . WarrenNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
  4. Wright v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
  5. Goodman's Admr. v. Louisville & N. R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Evans v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Becker v. RittenhouseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  3. Gaul v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Falchetti v. Pennsylvania R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  5. Davies v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952

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