Bradley v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 206, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Venango Co., January T., 1910, No. 36, on verdict for defendant by direction in case of George Bradley, Jr., v. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Criswell, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The Court gave binding instructions for the defendant.
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Appeal, No. 206, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Venango Co., January T., 1910, No. 36, on verdict for defendant by direction in case of George Bradley, Jr., v. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Criswell, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The Court gave binding instructions for the defendant. Error assigned, among others, was in affirming defendant’s point for binding instructions. — The relation of carrier and passenger begins as soon as one intending in good faith to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
The facts in this case are substantially as follows: On the evening of August 11, 1909, the plaintiff went to the passenger station of the defendant company, at Polk, Pa., at about seven o’clock. He concluded to go to Franklin upon a train leaving about nine o’clock, and with that purpose in view remained at or near the station. Shortly after eight o’clock, while the plaintiff was seated upon a baggage truck, which stood upon the station platform, a freight train passed rapidly upon the second track from the platform. While the train was passing, an iron brake bar…
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