Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. Kever

BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

In the eourfc below, Mrs. Katherine Kever, a citizen of New York state, on behalf of herself and children, brought suit against the Philadelphia & Reading Goal & Iron Company to recover damages for the death of her husband, George Kever, caused, as she alleged, by the negligence of the coal company. On the trial of the cause, the defendant asked for binding instructions in its favor, on the ground that the proofs showed no negligence on the part of the coal company. This point the court refused, and such refusal, together with other rulings not here necessary to…