Turek, Admrx. v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This action in trespass against defendant, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, was brought by plaintiff, Antoinette Turek, Administratrix of the estate of her husband, Frank Turek, deceased, under the Survival Act and under the Wrongful Death Statutes, 1 to recover damages for fatal injuries sustained by Turek in a train wreck on defendant’s railroad. A jury returned verdicts against defendant, under the Survival Act, of $11,700, and, under the Death Statutes, of $65,000. Defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v. was dismissed, and its motion for a new trial was…