Allen v. Tuscarora Valley Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 55, Jan. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Juniata Co., Sept. T., 1904, No. 78, on verdict for plaintiff in case of R. B. Allen v. Tuscarora Valley Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Shull, P. J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was the allowance of amendment to statement of claim.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
This was an action of trespass at common law, brought July 1, 1904, by the plaintiff, a brakeman in the employ of the defendant company, to recover damages for injuries received in its service while he was in the act of coupling cars. The statement was filed with the praecipe, and averred, inter alia, as follows: “It then and there was the duty of defendant corporation to adopt and use couplings for its cars of ordinary character' and' reasonable safety, according to the usages, habits and ordinary risks of the business, but the defendant corporation, not…
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