Harrah v. Montour Railroad Company

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Plaintiff was a passenger in his own car, driven by a minor son, when it was struck by one of defendant’s trains at a highway crossing. His suit in trespass to recover damages for loss and injuries sustained resulted in a verdict for defendant, and from the overruling of his motion for a new trial he has taken the present appeal. The errors assigned relate to the admission of evidence and to the charge of the court.

In defendant’s case, one of the doctors at the hospital to which both plaintiff and his son were taken following the accident was permitted to testify,…