Pennsylvania Railroad v. Coon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 4, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term, 1885, No. 70. This was an action on the case brought by Eliza Coon against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to recover damages for the death of her husband, Isaac Coon, who was killed by being struck by a locomotive while he was crossing the track of the defendant’s railroad at Orthodox street and Trenton avenue, in Frankford, Pa. The defendant pleaded not guilty.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 4, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term, 1885, No. 70. This was an action on the case brought by Eliza Coon against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to recover damages for the death of her husband, Isaac Coon, who was killed by being struck by a locomotive while he was crossing the track of the defendant’s railroad at Orthodox street and Trenton avenue, in Frankford, Pa. The defendant pleaded not guilty. On the trial before Thayer, P. J., the following facts appeared : At about half-past ten at night on the 10th of August, 1883, Isaac Coon, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sterrett
In this as in nearly all cases of same class, the two controlling questions of fact before the court below were, 1st. Whether the death of plaintiff’s husband was caused by negligence of the defendant company, and 2nd. Whether deceased himself was guilty of contributory negligence. As to the first question, it is contended the charge of the learned judge, in relation to the duty of railroad companies at public crossings, was calculated to mislead the jury: and in support of this contention, detached portions of the charge, recited in the first and second assignments of error, are specially…
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