Keifner v. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 6, Oct. T., 1908, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1902, No. 1,026, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of Maria Keifner, in her own right and for use of John Keifner, William Keifner, Annie Keifner, George Keifner and David Keifner v. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband.
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Appeal, No. 6, Oct. T., 1908, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1902, No. 1,026, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of Maria Keifner, in her own right and for use of John Keifner, William Keifner, Annie Keifner, George Keifner and David Keifner v. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Brown, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for 13,500. The court subsequently entered judgment for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
We are all of opinion that the court below erred in entering judgment for the defendant non obstante veredicto.
*52The defendant company’s station at Carnegie is on the south side of its four tracks of railroad which run east and west and parallel each other at that place. The track next the station is the east-bound passenger, the next track, fifteen feet distant, is the west-bound passenger track, and the two tracks beyond are for freight traffic. The station platform extends to the rail of the east-bound track, is eight or nine feet wide, and about 150 feet…
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- Betts v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Besecker v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Harper v. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Irey v. Pennsylvania R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
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