Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Goldenbaum

HERRMANN, Justice:

This appeal arises in a railroad crossing automobile accident case. There was a jury verdict for the plaintiff, widow of John Goldenbaum who was killed in the accident, against the defendant Railroad Company. The latter appeals on the ground that prejudicial error was committed by the Trial Judge in his instructions to the jury.

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These determinative facts are undisputed :

Goldenbaum was a passenger in an automobile being operated by William Travers in an easterly direction on Route 20 near Seaford at night. The automobile and the defendant’s train collided at the railroad…