Legal Opinion
Hilbert v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Decided March 31, 1922No. 1064Published
Motion to take off non-suit. C. P. No. 3, Phila. Go., June T., 1920, No. 1064.
1Opinion of the Court
McMichael, P. J.,
This case was tried Feb. 15, 1922, before McMichael, P. J. The trial judge entered a non-suit. The plaintiff has moved to take off the non-suit.
*350The non-suit was entered because the trial judge was of opinion that the plaintiff, having failed to bring suit within two years and one day or a reasonable time thereafter, cannot proceed with her action. The plaintiff shipped a carload of household goods at Huntingdon, Massachusetts, consigned to herself at Philadelphia. The Boston and Albany Railroad issued a bill of lading for the shipment, which was offered in evidence by the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Coroneos Bros. v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Tacony Iron Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913