Razzis v. Philadelphia & Reading Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 281, Jan. T., 1922, by plaintiffs, from order of C. P. Schuylkill Co., March T., 1919, No. 122, refusing to take off nonsuit, in case of Adam Razzis et ux. v. Phila. & Reading Railway Co. and James C. Davis, Director General of Railroads. Trespass for death of minor son. Before Bechtel, P. J. The opinion of tbe Supreme Court states the facts. Nonsuit; refusal to remove it. Plaintiffs appealed.
Read the full summary
Appeal, No. 281, Jan. T., 1922, by plaintiffs, from order of C. P. Schuylkill Co., March T., 1919, No. 122, refusing to take off nonsuit, in case of Adam Razzis et ux. v. Phila. & Reading Railway Co. and James C. Davis, Director General of Railroads. Trespass for death of minor son. Before Bechtel, P. J. The opinion of tbe Supreme Court states the facts. Nonsuit; refusal to remove it. Plaintiffs appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was refusal to take off non-suit, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Walling,
Where defendant’s railway, extending northerly from Ashland Borough, Schuylkill County, crosses a public highway at grade, it has a double track, that to the west being northbound. Some twenty or more feet east of and parallel with the main tracks, a siding crosses the street, leading to business plants. On June 20, 1918, John Razzis, plaintiff’s minor son, sixteen years of age, was driving a team, attached to a dump wagon, conveying ashes from west of the tracks to the east side thereof, where they were used on the highway. He had taken a load over and on…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hugo v. Baltimore & Ohio R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Siever v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Knox v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Longenecker v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
- Benner v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by10 opinions
- Fredericks v. Atlantic Refining Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Hoffman v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R. RSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Ehrhart v. York Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Johns v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1956
- Harris v. Reading CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.