Gibson v. Western New York & Pennsylvania R. R.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 227, Jan. T, 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Warren Co., Sept. T., 1891, No. 19, on verdict for plaintiff. Trespass for personal injuries. • Before Notes, P. J. The material facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court below.
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Appeal, No. 227, Jan. T, 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Warren Co., Sept. T., 1891, No. 19, on verdict for plaintiff. Trespass for personal injuries. • Before Notes, P. J. The material facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court below. Plaintiff’s points were among others as follows: “ 2. The defendant in this case having admitted its liability for the injury received by the plaintiff, there are but three questions left for the determination of the jury in this case; the first being whether or not the plaintiff knew he signed the release or satisfaction, or if he knew the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by.
Mr. Justice Dean,
The plaintiff, a farmer by occupation, on December 23,1890, while a passenger on defendant’s railroad, was injured in a wreck near Bradford ; his left shoulder was dislocated and broken, and his injury, if not permanent, for a long time will seriously disable him in the performance of hard manual labor. The wreck occurred about noon, and the same day the railroad company had him removed to the Riddell House, in the town of Bradford. He received some attention the same evening, and the next morning, when about to leave for his home, was visited by Mr. Wilmoth, the…
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