Rapaport v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 88 and 89, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Nov. T., 1911, No. 498, on verdict for P. Rapaport, plaintiff, in case of P. Rapaport and Israel Rapaport, by his next friend and father, P. Rapaport, v. The Pittsburgh Railways Company. Before Fell, C. J., Brown, Potter, Elkin and Moschzisker, JJ. Reversed. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Davis, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeals, Nos. 88 and 89, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Nov. T., 1911, No. 498, on verdict for P. Rapaport, plaintiff, in case of P. Rapaport and Israel Rapaport, by his next friend and father, P. Rapaport, v. The Pittsburgh Railways Company. Before Fell, C. J., Brown, Potter, Elkin and Moschzisker, JJ. Reversed. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Davis, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for P. Rapaport for $2,000 and for Israel Rapaport, a minor, for $2,500 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
This was an action to recover damages for injuries to *349a minor child. Two verdicts were rendered, one in favor of the child for $2,500, and the other in favor of the parents for $2,000. Judgment was entered on each verdict and two appeals were taken by the defendant; but the first of these was not pressed, and a non-pros was entered. The judgment in favor of the parents is now before us and the question involved may be stated thus: Is a parent guil ty of contributory negligence who sends an unattended child of tender age across a street traversed by a double…
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- Westerberg v. Kinzua etc. R., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, McKean County1891
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