Crooks v. Pittsburg Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 74, Oct. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., June T., 1903, No. 653, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Marie B. Crooks v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Brown, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for $7,913.56. Defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This was an action of trespass brought by Marie B. Crooks *591against the Pittsburg Railways Company, to recover damages for the death of her husband, Everett E. Crooks, who was run over and killed by one of defendant’s cars, on East street in the city of Allegheny, about ten o’clock on the evening of February 19, 1905.
Mr. and Mrs. Crooks had been spending the evening at the house of a friend on East street. It was their intention to return home by a trolley car running south on that street. It appears from the evidence that the cars made sufficient noise in passing,…
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