Klutt v. Philadelphia & R. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Eor opinion below, see 133 Fed. 1003.
1Opinion of the Court
ACHESON, Circuit Judge.
Julia Klutt, the plaintiff in error, in behalf as well of her minor children as herself, brought this action in the court below against the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company to recover damages for the death of her husband, Andrew Klutt, caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant. The court directed a verdict for the defendant on the ground of contributory negligence of Klutt, and, such verdict having been rendered gave judgment accordingly.
The material facts of the case, extracted from the evidence contained in this record, are as follows: Andrew Klutt…
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