Stager v. Ridge Ave. Pass. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 4 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 121 January Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 952 December Term, 1883, C. P. No. 4. On February 2, 1884, an action was begun by Harry W. Stager, by his father and next friend, Theodore H. Stager, against the Ridge Avenue Passenger Ry. Co., to recover damages for personal injuries.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 4 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 121 January Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 952 December Term, 1883, C. P. No. 4. On February 2, 1884, an action was begun by Harry W. Stager, by his father and next friend, Theodore H. Stager, against the Ridge Avenue Passenger Ry. Co., to recover damages for personal injuries. On January 29, 1885, the death of Harry W. Stager was suggested and Theodore H. Stager, his administrator, was substituted as plaintiff. At the trial on March 1,1887, before Arnold, J., the case of the plaintiff was made out by the testimony of…
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Opinion,
Mr. Justice Clark :
This suit was brought by Harry W. Stager, in his lifetime, to recover damages for a personal injury which, it is alleged, he sustained through the negligence of the company’s servants, on January 7, 1884, which injury afterwards resulted in his death. The administrator of his estate has been substituted in the action, and the cause came to trial upon an issue formed between the plaintiff’s legal representative and the company.
It is admitted that Stager attempted to board the car at the front platform, whilst the car was in motion. He succeeded in getting on the…
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