Tiers v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

Miss Tiers brought this action of trespass to recover damages from the defendant for injuries sustained by falling into a depression between its tracks, where they pass a suburban station known as Oakmont. The question of liability was submitted to the jury, and a verdict rendered for plaintiff, upon which judgment was entered, and this appeal followed. A description of the locus in quo is essential to a proper understanding of the questions involved.

The two-track railroad runs north and south through Oakmont, and is paralleled by two streets, the one at the east…