Prethrow v. West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 198, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1904, No. 4,329, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaret Prethrow v. West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before McMichael, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 198, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1904, No. 4,329, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaret Prethrow v. West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before McMichael, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Defendant presented the following points : 1. That the ticket purchased by plaintiff did not render defendant liable for the negligence of a connecting carrier, and as the evidence fails to prove that defendant operated the ferry upon which the accident…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
The plaintiff purchased at the station of the defendant company in Gloucester, New Jersey, a ticket on which the following words were printed: “West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Company. Good for one passage from Gloucester to Philadelphia, Market street wharf.” The method of transportation was by railroad from Gloucester to the defendant’s station in Camden, thence by ferry across the Delaware river to Market street wharf, Philadelphia. The ticket was taken up by the conductor on the train. When the ferryboat reached the Philadelphia side of the river, it ran into…
2Cited by1 opinion
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