Dehoff v. Northern Central Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 134, Jan. T., 1910, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. York Co., Jan. T., 1910, No. 36, on verdict for defendant in case of John W. Dehoff v. The Northern Central Railway Company. Before Fell, C. J., Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Wanner, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in giving binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
A verdict was directed for the defendant under the following state of facts as to which there was no dispute: The plaintiff was riding in a carriage and stopped, looked and listened when 105 feet from the crossing of the defendant’s road. At this place he could not see a train approaching the crossing because of a building on one side of the road on which he was driving and an embankment on the other side. He drove on at a slow trot, looking as he advanced, and his horse was struck by an engine on the nearest main track. Thirty feet from the crossing he had a clear view in the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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