Ritter v. Pittsburg Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 180, Oct. T., 1910, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Allegheny Co., First T., 1908, No. 883, on verdict for defendant in case of Margaret Ritter v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for death. Before Car-nahan, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned were various instructions of the court and omissions to charge.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
A car of the defendant company struck and killed the husband of the appellant on one of the streets of the city of Pittsburg. In this action, brought by her for the recovery of damages for herself and her husband’s children, the’ verdict of the jury was returned for the defendant, manifestly on the ground of the contributory negligence of the deceased, and on this appeal from the judgment upon it the assignments of error complain of what the court charged and of what it failed to charge as to negligence and contributory negligence. Whether any of these assignments ought to be…
2Cited by1 opinion
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