Horen v. Davis

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaefer,

Defendant appeals from the refusal to enter judgments in his behalf notwithstanding the verdicts in plaintiffs’ favor.

Louis Horen, the minor plaintiff, lived with his father on Third Street, Philadelphia, near the right-angled grade crossing of this street by the railroad operated by defendant which runs along and in the bed of Oregon Avenue. The testimony of the boy and his minor sister shows he left his home on the afternoon of April 5,1918, to purchase candy at a store across Oregon Avenue. When he reached the railroad crossing, he was instantly struck by an…