Legal Opinion

DiBlasi v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Decided April 28, 1948No. 395Published

1Opinion of the Court

Gordon, Jr., P. J.,

This is an action in trespass to recover damages for injuries sustained by minor plaintiff when he fell in the dummy between the railroad tracks, which lie in the bed of Washington Avenue between Fourth and Fifth Streets in the City of Philadelphia. The jury was directed to return a verdict in favor of defendants on the claim of the minor’s parents, the evidence having failed to establish any loss incurred by them. Consideration of the legal duties of respective defendants was reserved for the court en banc, and the jury was instructed to resolve the factual questions…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Pa. Schuylkill Val. R. R. v. Reading Paper MillsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
  2. Gates v. Pennsylvania R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
  3. Reed v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Moore v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
  5. Bockstoce Et Ux. v. Pittsbgh. Rwys. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

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