Holden v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 269, Jan. T., 1895, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Oct. T., 1889, No. 1036, on verdict for plaintiff. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff at a railroad crossing of the highway on which plaintiff was riding in a carriage.
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Appeal, No. 269, Jan. T., 1895, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Oct. T., 1889, No. 1036, on verdict for plaintiff. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff at a railroad crossing of the highway on which plaintiff was riding in a carriage. Before Lynch, P. J. At the trial it appeared that on the morning of Aug. 31, 1888, Rev. William Holden, rector of St. Peter’s church, Hazleton, accepted an invitation extended to him by Mrs. J. C. Hayden, one of his congregation, to ride in her phaeton, four or five miles into the country upon some business…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Green,
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff in consequence of a collision which occurred at a railroad crossing of a highway on which the plaintiff was riding in a carriage. The plaintiff being examined as a witness on his own behalf, described the occurrence of the accident thus:
“We stopped at this place which was at the top of the hill and looked, and looking down we perceived, or at least I, speaking for myself, perceived a railroad track and at the time we stopped Mrs. Hayden made this remark — objected to. Q. What did…
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