Connelley v. Pennsylvania R.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Action by Ellen Connelley against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
In this case the plaintiff, Mrs. Ellen Connelley, administratrix of Thomas Connelley, brought suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, charging it with negligence in operating one of its trains, by reason of which negligence her husband, Thomas Connelley, was killed. On trial she recovered a verdict, whereupon the railroad moved for judgment notwithstanding such verdict on the ground, amongst others, that the proof showed no neg*55ligence on the part of the defendant. The trial court denied such motion, and entered judgment in plaintiff’s favor. Thereupon the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Morris v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Keefe v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. GesswineCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1906
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