Costello v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

Judgment was entered on a verdict for $25,000 in favor of the plaintiff on the denial of defendant’s motions for judgment n. o. v. and a new trial. The appeal followed. The two questions raised are (1) which of two corporations was the master of the servant who negligently caused an injury to a workman employed by a third corporation? and (2) was the servant acting within the scope of his employment?

Plaintiff, an iron worker, suffered severe injuries while engaged in repairing a machine known as a screw coal conveyor used in a coal yard leased and…