Gibson v. Pittsburgh Transportation Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Frazer,

Plaintiff appeals from judgment of non pros, entered by the court below in an action of trespass brought by Catherine Gibson to recover damages for the wrongful death of her father from injuries sustained when struck by a taxicab owned and operated by defendant company. The action of the lower court was based on the ground that the statute of limitations had run, inasmuch as the action was not brought within one year of the death of plaintiff’s father as required by the Act of 1855, P. L. 309, section 2.

The accident occurred on May 7, 1931, and decedent died…