Bradican v. Scranton Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 367, Jan. T., 1917, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Oct. T., 1914, No. 915, entering judgment for defendant after disagreement of jury, in case of Joseph Bradican, by his father and next friend, William Bradican, and William Bradican v. Scranton Railway Company. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Newcomb, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The jury disagreed and was discharged.
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Appeal, No. 367, Jan. T., 1917, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Oct. T., 1914, No. 915, entering judgment for defendant after disagreement of jury, in case of Joseph Bradican, by his father and next friend, William Bradican, and William Bradican v. Scranton Railway Company. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Newcomb, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The jury disagreed and was discharged. Thereafter the lower court entered judgment for the defendant upon the whole record. Plaintiffs appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in entering…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Moschziskee,
The plaintiffs, Joseph Bradican, by his father and next friend, William Bradican, and William Bradican, in his own right, sued to recover for injuries to the former, alleged to be due to the negligence of defendant company. The jury disagreed, and, on motion, the court below entered judgment for defendant under the Act of April 20, 1911, P. L. 70, upon the ground that the testimony of Joseph Bradican plainly showed him guilty of contributory negligence. The plaintiffs have appealed.
The accident happened November 1, 1913, when Joseph Bradican was but 11 years,…
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