Goehring v. Beaver Valley Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 222, Oct. T., 1908, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Beaver Co., Dec. T., 1905, No. 82, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles W. Goehring v. Beaver Valley Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Smith, P. J., specially presiding. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 222, Oct. T., 1908, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Beaver Co., Dec. T., 1905, No. 82, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles W. Goehring v. Beaver Valley Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Smith, P. J., specially presiding. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court charged in part as follows: [Plaintiff’s counsel contends that his business as a night policeman ended at the boundary of Rochester borough, being the middle of the Ohio river, while in the defendant’s testimony it is contended that his employment…
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Opinion by
Me. Justice Pottee,
The plaintiff in this case was employed as a night policeman for the borough of Rochester, but instead of being paid by the borough he received his compensation from business men and firms, who were presumably interested in securing police protection. Among other services which he rendered was that of keeping a certain waiting room of the traction company clear of loafers and disorderly persons, and he was also expected to respond whenever called upon by the conductors to aid in preserving order upon the cars of the defendant company. For his services to the…
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