Legal Opinion
Schweikert v. Mahoning & Shenango Railway & Light Co.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Decided August 21, 1922No. 89Published
Trespass. Motion for judgment n. o. v. C. P. Lawrence Co., Dec. T., 1916, No. 89.
1Opinion of the Court
Emery, P. J.,
The jury trying this case returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Rose C. Schweikert, and the defendant, the Mahon*158ing and Shenango Railway and Light Company, now moves for judgment non obstante veredicto.
On July 22,1916, Edward Schweikert, husband of plaintiff, Rose C. Schweikert, was killed by the tender of a locomotive upon which he was riding, and which locomotive and tender were the property of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Company. . The accident occurred on Gardner Avenue crossing, in the City of New Castle, County of Lawrence and State of Pennsylvania.…
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