Feussner v. Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 105, Jan. T., 1917,. by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., • Dec. T., 1913, No. 888, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Margaret Feussner v. Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Strauss, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $5,095 and judgment thereon.
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Appeal, No. 105, Jan. T., 1917,. by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., • Dec. T., 1913, No. 888, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Margaret Feussner v. Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Strauss, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $5,095 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. among others, were in refusing to direct verdict for defendant and refusing to enter judgment for defendant n. o. v. Decedent assumed the risk of his employment: Northern Central Ry. Co. v.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Defendant appealed from a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of the widow and children of Adam Feussner for his death resulting from injuries sustained while in defendant’s employ. At the time of the accident, Feussner was engaged as an extra brakeman on a freight car operated over defendant’s electric railway between Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton. Between the terminals is located a station known as the Georgetown Freight Transfer at which place defendant’s tracks connect with tracks of the New Jersey Central Railroad.. At this point is a switch or siding for the…
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