Hanshew v. Lehigh Valley Railroad

Action for personal injuries. The complaint alleges that plaintiff purchased a ticket from defendant Lehigh Valley Railroad Company in the Pennsylvania Station, New York city, for the purpose of proceeding on the Black Diamond Express to Easton, Penn. When she was admitted to the train platform, the doors of the train were closed and the ears dark. About three minutes before the scheduled time for the departure of the train, an employee of defendant Lehigh Valley Railroad Company went through the train putting on the lights in the ears and opening the rear doors only of each car. When said…