Brommer v. Pennsylvania R.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the- Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. Actions by Manuel Brommer, Charles D. Henderson, and Lillian Blockson, ■ respectively, against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant in the Brommer case affirmed on writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This opinion deals with three cases tried together in the lower court and so argued in this. One Brommer was driving his automobile • over the Westfield avenue grade crossing in Camden, N. J., of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, when it collided with a train. In the automobile were Mr. and Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Blockson, all of whom Brommer had invited to ride with him. Mrs. Henderson was killed and the other three occupants injured. These three' brought suits. In the trial the court below held Brommer guilty of contributory negligence and directed a verdict…
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