Blaskey v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Opinion bx

Parker, J.,

In these two actions in trespass to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs were guest passengers in a truck driven by the owner when the truck collided with a freight train standing on a public crossing. The facts in the two cases are identical and the cases were tried by one jury. We will therefore dispose of the appeals in one opinion. At the conclusion of plaintiffs’ testimony the trial judge entered compulsory nonsuits which the court subsequently refused to remove. We are of the opinion that nonsuits should not have been granted.

We will refer to the…