Hollinger v. York Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 115, Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. York Co., April T., 1908, No. 21, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Nora M. Hollinger, by her guardian and next friend, Frederick F. Snyder, and Frederick F. Snyder in his right as guardian of Nora M. Hollinger v. York Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, a girl aged eighteen years and six months.
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Appeal, No. 115, Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. York Co., April T., 1908, No. 21, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Nora M. Hollinger, by her guardian and next friend, Frederick F. Snyder, and Frederick F. Snyder in his right as guardian of Nora M. Hollinger v. York Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, a girl aged eighteen years and six months. Before Bittenger, P. J. At the trial defendant made the following offer: Ex-Judge Stewart: If the court please, I desire now- to make an offer of the paper which I…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Mesteezat,
This is an action of trespass to recover damages for injuries which the minor plaintiff sustained while she was a passenger on defendant company’s car. The negligence of the defendant was admitted and it was conceded that both plaintiffs were entitled to recover such damages as'-they had sustained by reason of the injury to the minor plaintiff. The only question, therefore, for the jury was the amount of damages which the plaintiffs were entitled to recover. Such being the status of the case we think it was reversible error for the learned judge to charge as…
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