Fallon v. Penn Central Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Barbieri,
This case involves an accident between a Penn Central Transportation Company train and an automobile operated by the minor plaintiff James M. Fallon, Jr. Fallon was awarded $50,000.00 by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County. Fallon’s parents received an award of $7,500.00 which was reduced to $4,308.67 in accordance with a remittur. Penn Central’s motions for judgment n'o.v. and for a new trial were *151denied. Penn Central now appeals from these judgments
Most of the facts are undisputed. The accident occurred on the railroad crossing at the…
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