Slaven v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Maxwell, President:

To a judgment against it for $1,300.00, based on verdict, in favor of the plaintiff for personal injuries received by her while a passenger on one of its trains, the defendant was awarded a writ of error.

On the night of July 4, 1932, plaintiff, traveling from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Martinsburg, West Virginia, occu pied a seat in tbe rear coach of an excursion train of the defendant returning from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. The train was heavy, consisting of eleven passenger coaches and one combination car used for passengers and baggage.

When the train stopped at…