Caffery v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 220 and 221, Jan.' T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1916, No. 4228, on verdicts for plaintiff, in case of Maria B. Caffery and John M. Caffery v. Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Rogers, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeals, Nos. 220 and 221, Jan.' T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1916, No. 4228, on verdicts for plaintiff, in case of Maria B. Caffery and John M. Caffery v. Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Rogers, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff, Maria B. Caffery, for $4,500.00; and for John M. Caffery for $2,650.00, and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were rulings on evidence, instructions to the jury, and in refusing a new…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
These are actions by husband and wife for personal injuries to the wife. On August 7, 1916, the plaintiff, Mrs. Caffery, while a passenger on one of defendant’s trains, was injured in a collision, under such circumstances as to render the carrier liable therefor. She lived at Coatesville, and, with members of her family, set out that morning for Atlantic City. After the accident she completed her journey and remained at said city for three days when her husband came and took her home. Her *254condition while there was a controverted question at the trial; plaintiff’s…
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