Legal Opinion

Brown v. Reading Company

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 5, 1933No. Appeal, 305PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Dr. Kenneth S. Brown, a dentist, and the driver of the automobile in which he was riding as a guest, were killed in a grade crossing accident, and his widow brought this action for damages against the railroad company and the executrix of the driver. The jury returned a verdict against the railroad company, which took this appeal from the judgment entered against it, assigning as error the refusal of its motions for a new trial and judgment n. o. v.

The collision occurred on March 26, 1927, about 5: 30 in the afternoon, at the intersection of the railroad company’s…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cormican v. MenkeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  2. Johnson v. HetrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Zotter v. Lehigh Talley R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  4. Paperry v. RybackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  5. Tull v. Baltimore & Ohio R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Johns v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1956
  2. Harris v. Reading CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Bastian v. Baltimore & O. R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
  4. Ray v. Lehigh Valley R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  5. Alio v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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