LaBar v. New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 111, Jan. T., 1907, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Monroe Co., Sept. T., 1906, No. 15, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Catherine E. LeBar v. The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad Company. ' Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Staples, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
The husband of appellant, a locomotive fireman in the employ of the defendant company, was killed by the explosion of the engine boiler on December 21, 1905, in the state of New Jersey. This action was brought in the court of common pleas of Monroe county, this state, August 13, 1906, by his widow, the appellant here, in her own right. When the case came on for trial February 13,1907, counsel for plaintiff made a motion to amend the pleadings by adding the name of Catherine E. LaBar, administratrix of Charles D. LaBar, deceased. The learned trial judge permitted…
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