Siever v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 169, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Oo., Jan. T., 1914, No. 2268, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Frank Siever v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Shafer, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $10,000.00 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 169, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Oo., Jan. T., 1914, No. 2268, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Frank Siever v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Shafer, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $10,000.00 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were instructions to the jury, and the refusal of the court to direct a verdict for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
On January 31, 1912, the plaintiff was severely injured in a collision between a trolley car, upon which he was acting as motorman, and a locomotive hauling a train on the defendant’s railroad. He sued in trespass and recovered a verdict; judgment was entered thereon, and the defendant has appealed.
At the place where the accident happened the railroad consisted of three main tracks, with a siding running from the first of these at a point about 60 or 70 feet to the west of the street crossing. Safety gates were maintained by the defendant company at this…
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