Simpson v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 159, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Nov. T., 1903, No. 14, on verdict for plaintiff in case of S. H. Simpson v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Criswell, P. J. At the trial the defendant’s liability was admitted, and the only question raised was as to the damages.
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Appeal, No. 159, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Nov. T., 1903, No. 14, on verdict for plaintiff in case of S. H. Simpson v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Criswell, P. J. At the trial the defendant’s liability was admitted, and the only question raised was as to the damages. The-evidence tended to show that plaintiff’s injuries were such as to disable him entirely from attending to any business. Plaintiff’s occupation was that of operating oil leases and participating in the management of gas…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Fell,
The plaintiff while a passenger was injured in a collision on the defendant’s road. The defendant’s liability was conceded, and the contest at the trial was as to the extent and permanency of the plaintiff’s injuries and the damages resulting from the permanent loss of earning power. The only question now to be considered is that raised by the third specification of error. The court was asked to charge that no competent evidence of the loss of earning power had been produced by the plaintiff and that no allowance should be made therefor by the jury. This request was…
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