Lehigh Valley Railroad v. Hall
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh county: No. 235, to July Term 1868. This was an action on the case brought by Mary Hall against The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company: the plaintiff alleging that the defendants had negligently caused the death of her husband. The writ was issued March 16th 1866. The Lehigh Valley Railroad runs northwardly through Allentown, having there a double track. Front street in Allentown has the same general direction as the railroad.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh county: No. 235, to July Term 1868. This was an action on the case brought by Mary Hall against The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company: the plaintiff alleging that the defendants had negligently caused the death of her husband. The writ was issued March 16th 1866. The Lehigh Valley Railroad runs northwardly through Allentown, having there a double track. Front street in Allentown has the same general direction as the railroad. Linden street runs east and west, and at its eastern end is intersected by Front street; at or near this intersection the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, May 11th 1869, by
Williams, J.
There are ten specifications of error in this case, nine of which relate to the charge of the court, and one to the admission of the testimony of Harrison Beitler, to prove the marriage of the plaintiff below with the deceased. The testimony of Beitler, showing that the parties lived together as man and wife, and that they were treated and recognised as such by the neighbors, was properly received. Marriage is regarded in this state as a civil contract, and is provable in all civil actions by cohabitation, reputation,…
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