Creahan v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Parker, J.,
The plaintiff was awarded a verdict in an action in trespass. After arguments before five judges sitting in a common pleas court en banc, judgment was entered for the defendant n. o. v. and plaintiff has appealed. We are all of the opinion that the case was correctly decided by the court below as the plaintiff failed to show any negligence upon the part of the defendant, or any facts from which such negligence might be inferred.
We will refer to the evidence in a light most favorable to the plaintiff as she had the verdict of a jury. Plaintiff was injured while a passenger…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pennsylvania R. v. MacKinneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Sanson v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Carothers v. Pittsburg Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Kleine v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Zaltouski v. Scranton Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Poliakoff v. SheltonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
- Ross v. Pennsylvania R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
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