Vannatta v. Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 316, Jan. T., 1893, by plaintiff, Sarah Vannatta, from judgment of C. P. Northampton Co., Feb. T., 1892, No. 39, on verdict for defendant. Trespass for death of plaintiff’s husband. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court, and by the charge of the court below.
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Appeal, No. 316, Jan. T., 1893, by plaintiff, Sarah Vannatta, from judgment of C. P. Northampton Co., Feb. T., 1892, No. 39, on verdict for defendant. Trespass for death of plaintiff’s husband. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court, and by the charge of the court below. The charge of the court was as follows by Reeder, J.: “ The facts, in this case, as disclosed by the plaintiff’s own testimony, are that the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley Railroad are railroads which at their termini-unite. It appears also that shipments of freight are made from different…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Thompson,
At South Easton the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company has a yard in which are sidings for the reception of its trains. Its yard master designates by signals the sidings to which trains are to be sent. The appellant’s husband was employed by it as an inspector of cars in this yard. On June 30, 1891, the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, whose railroad connects with that of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, sent into this yard a mixed train, consisting of box, flat and coal cars. The men in charge of it were known as a drill crew and made with it a “ flying…
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