Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 22, 1945No. Appeal, 10PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,
The only question raised by this appeal is whether the contributory negligence of plaintiff, who was injured in a railroad crossing accident, was established by incontrovertible physical facts, justifying the entry of judgment n. o. v. for defendant in the court below.
The accident occurred at the Chestnut Street crossing of the Pennsylvania Eailroad in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, on the morning of January 25, 1940. Plaintiff was riding in the cab of a large tractor-trailer truck as the guest of the driver. At about 7.30 a. m., they approached the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hostetler v. KniseleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Hegarty v. BergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Holland v. KohnSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Mull v. BothwellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Cranston v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Streilein v. VogelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Fisher v. HillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- DeBattiste v. Anthony Laudadio & SonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Foresman v. PepinDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1946
- Dostal v. Baltimore & O.R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
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