Yesuvida v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Four motions made by the defendants in these four actions instituted to recover for personal injuries.

Defendant moves to dismiss the complaints in each of the four above-entitled actions, contending that this court should refuse jurisdiction upon the ground that each action involves a claim between nonresidents of this State for a tort committed in a foreign State.

The four plaintiffs, who reside in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, were passengers in defendant’s train which was involved in a serious collision in the State of Ohio. Defendant is a foreign corporation…