Tozer v. Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 132, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Blair Co., March Term, 1910, No. 356, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaret Tozer v. Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s son. Before Baldridge, P. J. The facts relating to the accident are set forth in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $802.86. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 132, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Blair Co., March Term, 1910, No. 356, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaret Tozer v. Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s son. Before Baldridge, P. J. The facts relating to the accident are set forth in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $802.86. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings and instructions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
A son of the plaintiff was killed by a car of the defendant company, while he was crossing its tracks on a main street in the borough of Bellwood. A verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff and the court below refused to grant a new trial, or enter a judgment non obstante veredicto, hence this appeal by the defendant.
The validity of this verdict is to be determined by the application of well defined and frequently declared rules of the law to certain facts which are established by the testimony of the witnesses called by the plaintiff. The accident occurred about…
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- Trout v. Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
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- Potter v. Scranton Railway Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Hamilton v. Central RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
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