Richardson v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

This is an'appeal from the refusal to take off a non-suit.

At 3 p. m. on March 20, 1937, Robert L. Richardson, aged 62, the husband of plaintiff, was crossing the four railroad tracks of defendant company at a public crossing in the Borough of Homestead and had almost cleared the fourth track when he was struck and fatally injured hy a train of defendant company.

The negligence complained of is that the train ran at an excessive rate of speed without giving any warning of its approach and that defendant employed an incompetent watchman at the crossing. Further…