Murray v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis R. R.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 128, Oct. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., July T. , 1917, No. 1193, on verdict for defendant, in case of Cameron D. Murray v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. Co., now Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Cohen, J. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal, No. 128, Oct. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., July T. , 1917, No. 1193, on verdict for defendant, in case of Cameron D. Murray v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. Co., now Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Cohen, J. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in giving binding instructions for defendant. Plaintiff was engaged in furthering interstate commerce at the time of the accident:…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Plaintiff was injured while in the act of setting the handbrake on a freight car as the train crew, of which he was a member, was shifting cars in the yard of the iiEtna Chemical Company, at .Oakdale in Allegheny *400County. At the time of the accident plaintiff was using a pick handle as a brake stick and the resistance of the brake wheel suddenly giving way, breaking the pick handle, caused plaintiff to lose his balance and fall from the car to the ground between the tracks, and receive the injury complained of. This action was brought against the railroad company,…
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