Pennsylvania Railroad v. Hughart

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

This appeal presents the single question of the correctness of a ruling refusing appellants’ application to intervene in an action pending below and arises out of the following circumstances: Appellee, the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., instituted an action of trespass against Chemical Tank Lines, Inc. to recover damages alleged to have been sustained as the result of a collision between a train and truck owned by the respective parties. A similar suit was instituted against the Railroad by a passenger on the train to recover for personal injuries sustained in the…