Robel v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 258, Jan. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., Sept. T., 1913, No. 588, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Joseph Robel, by his next friend, Nicholas Robel, v. The Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Moser, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $4,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 258, Jan. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., Sept. T., 1913, No. 588, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Joseph Robel, by his next friend, Nicholas Robel, v. The Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Moser, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $4,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing defendant’s motions for a new trial and judgment n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Plaintiff was employed by defendant as a driver in one of its coal mines and the day on which his injury occurred, for which this action was brought to recover compensation, was directed by the assistant mine fore*344man to take a certain mule and. bring out of one of the gangways of the mine a car loaded with coal. Previous to this time plaintiff had not driven the mule and, although it had been used in the mine for several years, he was not given information concerning its habits or disposition.
As directed, plaintiff hitched the mule to the car and started out of…
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- Vallo v. United States Express Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Cohn v. MaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Chambers v. CarrollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
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- Sikorski v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918