Anspach v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 319, Jan. T., 1908, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., March T., 1904, No. 233, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Julia Anspach v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Marr, J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court refused binding instructions for defendant.
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Appeal, No. 319, Jan. T., 1908, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., March T., 1904, No. 233, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Julia Anspach v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Marr, J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court refused binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $7,000. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
In this action, Julia Anspach seeks to recover damages for the death of her husband, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant.
The plaintiff’s husband, John Anspach, resided at New Philadelphia, Schuylkill county. He was a miner by occupation and was also constable of the borough. On the morning of November 19, 1903, at an early hour, he left his home to *530join two neighbors, for the purpose of going on a hunting trip to the eastern part of the county. They rode in a buggy, Anspach and one of his companions upon the seat, and the other, who was…
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- Keiser v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Knox v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
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