Legal Opinion

Wade v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 17, 1932No. Appeal, 54PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Plaintiff sued and recovered a verdict for the death of her husband which resulted from injuries received when the truck driven by him was struck at a grade crossing by a train of defendant company. Defendant appeals from refusal of its motions for judgment n. o. v. and a new trial.

Toward the west at the place of the accident, defendant’s railroad track curved sharply around a hill, limiting a view in the direction from which the train approached to a comparatively short distance, — 200 to 247 feet, — for a driver approaching, as deceased was, from the south. Deceased stopped at…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Frank v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  2. Canon v. Penna. Trust Co., Admr. C. T. A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  3. Greenfield v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  4. Censor Et Ux. v. Pennsylvania R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Miller v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. O'Farrell v. MawsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Sanders v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. Burkman, Exrx. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

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