Pennsylvania Co. v. White
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio; John H. Clarke, Judge. Action by Otis S. White, guardian of Merle J. White, against the Pennsylvania Company. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
Suit was brought on behalf of Merle J. White, whom we shall call plaintiff, to recover for injuries received under these circumstances: Plaintiff, who was about 19 years old, was driving a horse attached to a delivery wagon. As he approached defendant’s tracks in Salem, Ohio, the gates on each side of the track were up, and White saw the watchman in his shanty near the gates. While he was driving across the tracks the gates were closed on each side, thus effectively hemming the horse, wagon, and driver between the gates. While in this predicament the wagon was struck by…
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