Fissell v. Hines
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 255 and 256, Oct. T., 1921, by plaintiffs, from judgment of O. P. Berks County, Dec. T., 1919, No. 38, for defendant non obstante veredicto, in tbe case of Margaret Fissell and J. H. Fissell, her husband, v. Walter D. Hines, Director General of Railroads. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Endlich, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeals, Nos. 255 and 256, Oct. T., 1921, by plaintiffs, from judgment of O. P. Berks County, Dec. T., 1919, No. 38, for defendant non obstante veredicto, in tbe case of Margaret Fissell and J. H. Fissell, her husband, v. Walter D. Hines, Director General of Railroads. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Endlich, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for the plaintiffs, in the sum of $384 for J. H. Fissell, and in the sum of $225 for Margaret Fissell. The court subsequently entered judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, P. J.,
The plaintiffs brought suit in the form prescribed by the act of assembly to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the wife, who was a passenger on a regular train, the allegation of negligence being that the station platform was not adequately lighted, so as to reasonably permit the passenger to see where she was stepping when alighting from the train. After submission to a jury, a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs. After argument — a rule for judgment non obstante veredicto was made absolute, and judgment entered for the defendant, to which…
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