Kerns v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Drew,

The sole question raised by this appeal is whether The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, defendant, is liable to John J. Kerns, Sr., plaintiff, for injuries incurred when he was pushed down a set of steps in defendant’s station by a drunken man. Plaintiff received a verdict of $15,000 and the learned court below en tered judgment on that verdict after dismissing defendant’s motion for judgment n.o.v.

On March 29, 1946, plaintiff was a passenger on one of defendant’s trains from Wilmington to Philadelphia. The train arrived at Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, at…