Goldie v. Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 174, April T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1905, No. 157, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Thomas Goldie v. The Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Macearlane, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,235. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 174, April T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1905, No. 157, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Thomas Goldie v. The Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Macearlane, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,235. Defendant appealed. Error assigned among others was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The verdict of the jury established the negligence of the defendant, and the propriety of submitting that question is made apparent by a consideration of the evidence. The only witnesses who testified about the accident stated very positively that no warning was given of the approach of the locomotive before it reached the crossing. This crossing was a public thoroughfare in the borough of Port *352View leading from McKeesport, along which Mrs. Goldie must pass in going to her home. That it was the duty of the defendant’s employees in charge of the locomotive to give…
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- Cannon v. Pittsburg & Birmingham Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- McCarthy v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
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