Shaughnessy v. Consolidated Traction Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 174, April T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny County, Nov. T., 1899, No. 630, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaret Shaughnessy v. The Consolidated Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband.
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Appeal, No. 174, April T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny County, Nov. T., 1899, No. 630, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaret Shaughnessy v. The Consolidated Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband. Before McClung, J. At the trial it appeared that plaintiff’s husband, on October 25, 1898, was killed by a car of the defendant company at the crossing of Penn avenue and Twentieth street in the city of Pittsburg. The deceased was a laborer and at the time of the accident was eighty-two years old. The circumstances…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The verdict in this case establishes the fact that when the plaintiff’s husband, eighty-two years old, started to cross from the north to the south side of Penn avenue, he was looking out for the cars. At that point of time, a west-bound car was one block away and an east-bound car was one and a half block away. His attention was especially directed to the car nearer to him, the bell of which was ringing distinctly. After crossing the first track and while between the tracks, or when About entering upon the east-bound one, he was struck by an east going car which…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Callahan v. Philadelphia Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Burke v. Union Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. WernerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
- Donahue v. KellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Brown v. FrenchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
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