Legal Opinion

Petruskewicz v. Reading Company

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 26, 1935No. Appeal, 277PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Plaintiff appeals from the entry of a nonsuit in her action to recover damages for the death of her husband, who met his death November 30,1932, when the automobile in which he was riding to work with his mining partner, Joseph Sylvocki (who also was fatally injured), was struck by defendant’s train at the grade crossing on Locust Gap Road near Kulpmont, Northumberland County.

Giving plaintiff the benefit of the most favorable testimony of her witnesses, which was contradictory on important points and disputed by defendant, the facts appear as follows: The accident occurred about…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kolich v. Monongahela Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  2. Shoffner v. SchmerinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Matesky v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  4. Schwenk v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  5. McMillan v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Riesberg v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Cranston v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
  3. Taylor v. Reading Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. Hubert v. Reading Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Engleka v. B. O.R.R. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

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