Citizens Pass. Ry. Co. v. Ketcham
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 2 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 170 July Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 179 'September Term 1885, C. P. No. 2. On October 28,1885, a summons in case was issued by Mary E. Ketcham, who sued in behalf of herself as widow, and of Laura Ketcham, the only child of George H. Ketcham, against The Citizens Passenger Hallway Company, to recover damages for in juries resulting in the death of the husband through the alleged negligence of the…
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 2 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 170 July Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 179 'September Term 1885, C. P. No. 2. On October 28,1885, a summons in case was issued by Mary E. Ketcham, who sued in behalf of herself as widow, and of Laura Ketcham, the only child of George H. Ketcham, against The Citizens Passenger Hallway Company, to recover damages for in juries resulting in the death of the husband through the alleged negligence of the defendant company. At the trial on January 21,1887, the facts appearing were as follows: The defendant company operates…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Gbeen :
On the trial of this case the plaintiff gave evidence to show that there was a depression of about eight inches in depth in the surface of the ground between the rails of the defendant’s track, extending all the way across, between the rails, and from two to three feet in width. She further gave evidence to prove that her husband while driving an ice wagon on the defendant’s track, was thrown from the wagon under its wheels and killed in consequence of a jolt sustained by the wagon by the front wheels, or one of them, dropping into the depression of the surface…
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