Moss v. Lancaster & York Furnace Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 192, Jan. T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of the Superior Court, Oct. T., 1906, No. 186, affirming judgment of C. P. Lancaster Co., April T., 1905, No. 44 on verdict for plaintiff in case of Rebecca J. Moss v. The Lancaster & York Furnace Street Railway Company. Appeal from judgment of Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 192, Jan. T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of the Superior Court, Oct. T., 1906, No. 186, affirming judgment of C. P. Lancaster Co., April T., 1905, No. 44 on verdict for plaintiff in case of Rebecca J. Moss v. The Lancaster & York Furnace Street Railway Company. Appeal from judgment of Superior Court. The opinion of the Superior Court by Orlady, J., was as follows: There was sufficient evidence in this case to warrant the jury in concluding that the defendant company agreed to carry the funeral party, of which the plaintiff was a member, from Lancaster to Mount Nebo. A…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
The Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway Company owns and operates a trolley road from Millersville through Martic Forge to York Furnace, in the county of Lancaster. At Martic Forge the road of the Lancaster and Southern Railway Company connects with it. This road runs southwardly through Mount Nebo. On March 21,1905, the plaintiff below, with a number of other persons, went from Lancaster to Mount Nebo to attend a funeral. According to the testimony offered by her, arrangements had been made with the president of the defendant company to carry the funeral…
2Cited by1 opinion
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