Saunders v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 140 and 141, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgments of O. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1913, No. 1520, on verdicts for plaintiffs in case of Alexander Saunders, Administrator of the Estate of Frances Saunders, Deceased, and Alexander Saunders v. Pittsburgh Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeals, Nos. 140 and 141, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgments of O. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1913, No. 1520, on verdicts for plaintiffs in case of Alexander Saunders, Administrator of the Estate of Frances Saunders, Deceased, and Alexander Saunders v. Pittsburgh Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for Alexander Saunders in the sum of $1,500 and for Alexander Saunders, Administrator of the Estate of Frances Saunders, Deceased, in the sum of $3,000 and judgments thereon. Defendant appealed.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The wife of the plaintiff, Alexander. Saunders, was injured while a passenger on a car of the defendant company, through the latter’s negligence; both she and her husband sued for damages, but before the present trial Mrs. Saunders died, and her administrator was substituted upon the record; verdicts were rendered and judg*350ments entered in favor of both plaintiffs; the defendant appealed, but assigns for error parts of the charge which deal only with the claim of the husband; hence, the appeal from the judgment in favor of the estate of the deceased wife must…
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