O'Hanlon v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 121, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1914, No. 1114, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Francis O’Hanlon, a minor, by his next friend and father, Matthew O’Hanlon, and Matthew O’Hanlon, in his own right, v. Pittsburgh Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ford, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 121, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1914, No. 1114, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Francis O’Hanlon, a minor, by his next friend and father, Matthew O’Hanlon, and Matthew O’Hanlon, in his own right, v. Pittsburgh Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ford, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff, Matthew O’Hanlon, for $3,000 and for plaintiff, Francis O’Hanlon, for $10,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
On October 27,1913, Francis O’Hanlon, the plaintiff, then seven years of age, was struck and injured by one of defendant’s electric street cars in Greenfield avenue, Pittsburgh. The accident happened in front of a school building at which plaintiff was a pupil, and under such circumstances as admittedly rendered the question of defendant’s liability one for the jury, who awarded plaintiff ten thousand dollars. The father’s case is not before this court.
The only question raised by the appeal is as to the amount of the verdict, and whether the court below abused…
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