Legal Opinion
Baker v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 7, 1952No. Appeals, 146 and 147PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
The plaintiff as administratrix of her deceased husband’s estate brought suit under the Wrongful Death and Survival Acts to recover damages for his death in a grade crossing accident allegedly due to negligence of the defendant railroad company. The jury returned verdicts for the plaintiff, the amounts whereof are not questioned. The defendant filed motions for judgments n.o.v. on the ground that the plaintiff’s decedent was guilty of contributory negligence as *415a matter of law. The court en banc sustained the motions and, accordingly, entered the judgments for the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Altomari v. KrugerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Thomas v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Morin v. KreidtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Muehlhof v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Kolich v. Monongahela Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Johnson v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- James A. O'neill, Administrator of the Estate of Earl F. Smith, Deceased v. Reading CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Commonwealth v. ButtsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Kowtko v. Delaware and Hudson Railroad Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- Robert T. Parker, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph M. Gossner, Deceased v. Reading CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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