Broad v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Plaintiff, William Broad, brought this suit in trespass to recover damages for serious and permanent injuries sustained by him as a result of a collision between a 1 y2 ton Ford truck, driven by him but owned by the County of Allegheny, and a freight train owned and operated by Pennsylvania Railroad Company, defendant. The jury rendered a verdict of $20,000 in plaintiff’s favor. Thereafter, motions for a new trial and for judgment n. o. v. were refused, and defendant appealed from the judgment entered on the verdict.

Construing the testimony in the light most…