Murray v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

Defendant appeals from judgments for the death of James J. Murray, aged 2 years, 8 months and 20 days. The verdict was for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,000 on the count for the benefit of the parents under section 19 of the Act of April 15, 1851, P. L. 669, 12 PS 1601. The verdict was $14,000 on the count under the Act of July 2, 1937, P. L. 2755, 20 PS 772, authorizing suit by personal representatives in “all personal actions which the decedent whom they represent might have commenced and prosecuted . . .” Defendant’s motions for a new trial and for judgments…