Vilsock v. Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 183 and 184, Oct, T., 1916, by defendant, from judgments of O. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1915, No. 1683, on verdicts for plaintiffs in case of John Vilsock, Jr., a Minor, by his Father and Next Friend John Vilsock, Sr., and John Vilsock, Sr., v. Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries and for the loss of services of a minor. Before Ford, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeals, Nos. 183 and 184, Oct, T., 1916, by defendant, from judgments of O. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1915, No. 1683, on verdicts for plaintiffs in case of John Vilsock, Jr., a Minor, by his Father and Next Friend John Vilsock, Sr., and John Vilsock, Sr., v. Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries and for the loss of services of a minor. Before Ford, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court’s rulings upon defendant’s points for charge were as follows: “1. Under all the pleadings in the case your verdict must be for the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This was an action of trespass brought in behalf of John Vilsock, Jr., by his father and next friend, John Vilsock, Sr., and by the latter in his own right, to recover damages for injuries resulting from the alleged negligence of the defendant. It appears from the evidence that John Vilsock, Jr., was between eighteen and nineteen years of age when he received the injuries for which recovery is here sought, and that he had then been employed by the defendant for some three years, and was familiar with the operation of electric motors used in hauling coal from the…
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- Fritchle v. Steel City Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
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- Moretti v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1919