Baxter v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 86, Jan. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1916, No. 3946, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Catherine Baxter v. Phila. & Reading Ry. Co. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Patterson, J. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $19,000. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings on evidence and instructions.
1Opinion of the Court
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Mr. Justice Kephart,
The facts presented by this appeal are substantially the same as those contained in the appeal of Milligan y. Phila. & Reading Ry. Co., 261 Pa. 344. Baxter, husband of the present appellee, was killed at Island Road crossing, Philadelphia, by a collision between the appellant’s train and a runabout in which he and Milligan were riding. Milligan was driving. From a verdict in the wife’s favor this appeal was taken. The assignments of error, which complain of the refusal of the court below to direct a verdict for the defendant and to enter judgment on its motion n.…
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