Schmidt v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

Per Curiam,

The rights of the respective plaintiffs, wife and husband, to verdicts and judgments against the defendant depended on a finding by the jury that the wife plaintiff had been injured by the negligence of defendant’s employees. Unless on this main issue the verdict was in the wife’s favor, no verdict in favor of the husband could stand, for the defendant could not be required to reimburse the husband for his wife’s medical bills, etc., unless it had negligently caused the injuries requiring such treatment and expense.

The case was fairly submitted to the jury, which rendered a verdict…