Raughley v. West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 82, Jan. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., June T., 1899, No. 726, on verdict for plaintiff in case of William C. Raugley and Lillie A. Raughley v. West Jersey & Seashore Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries.
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Appeal, No. 82, Jan. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., June T., 1899, No. 726, on verdict for plaintiff in case of William C. Raugley and Lillie A. Raughley v. West Jersey & Seashore Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Bregy, J. At the trial the court under objection and exception excluded evidence to the effect that the plaintiffs had previously brought an action in the Supreme Court of New Jersey upon the same cause of action. [1, 2] Other facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Defendant presented, among…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This is an action by husband and wife to recover damages for injury to the wife (Lillie A. Raughley) received while alighting from a car of the defendant company. At the time of the accident, and when the suit was brought, the plaintiffs were residents of Berlin, New Jersey. On November 15,1898, Mrs. Raughley took a train of the defendant, from Berlin to Camden. When the train reached the terminal station in Camden, it stopped, and the passengers began to leave the car. Mrs. Raughley testified that she arose from her seat, with the other passengers, and walked to…
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