Miller v. Lehigh Valley Railroad
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 224, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Wyoming Co., Oct. T., 1912, No. 136, on verdict for plaintiff in case of James A. Miller v. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries, and for injuries to a horse and wagon. Before Terry, P. J. At the trial the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $1,000.
1Opinion of the Court
On a motion for judgment n. o. v. Terry, P. J., filed the following opinion:
The plaintiff was injured while attempting to cross the defendant’s main tracks at grade on Bridge street in Tunkhannock borough on October 21, 1911, in the afternoon. He was alone in a buggy driving a horse. The engine of a passing special passenger train struck his horse, he was thrown from the wagon and his leg broken. The horse had to be killed to end its suffering, and the wagon was wrecked. The plaintiff was taken to a hospital, and after leaving there three weeks later used crutches and then a cane to the time…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ely v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis RailwaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Kohler v. Pennsylvania R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Marland v. Pittsb. & L. E. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Coolbroth v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- McNeal v. Pittsb. & W. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
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