Bond v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 9, Jan. T., 1907, by-plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Aug. T., 1906, No. 27, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of Win-field S. Bondv. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Hemphill, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $5,000, upon which judgment was subsequently entered for defendant non obstante veredicto. Plaintiff appealed.
Read the full summary
Appeal, No. 9, Jan. T., 1907, by-plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Aug. T., 1906, No. 27, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of Win-field S. Bondv. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Hemphill, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $5,000, upon which judgment was subsequently entered for defendant non obstante veredicto. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in entering judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The plaintiff, about half-past five on a January afternoon, drove in an ordinary top buggy down Washington avenue in *35Downingtown towards the tracks of the defendant.. lie testified positively that when about thirty or thirty-five feet from the track he stopped, looked both ways and listened, and not seeing or heai’ing anything he drove on “ at a quiet gait,” “ just a jog trot,” and when he got near the track he saw the engine coming, “ and I guess the horse heard it or saw it about the same time, and he swung around and the engine hit the wagon and threw me out.” He also testified…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dalmas v. KembleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
3Cited by12 opinions
- Hostetler v. KniseleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Danko v. Pittsburg Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Second National Bank v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Hygienic Fleeced Underwear Co. v. WaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Hardoncourt v. North Penn Iron Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.