Cheslock v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

Margaret Cheslock sued the defendant company under the Wrongful Death Act for damages to herself, as widow, and on behalf of her two minor children for the death of her husband due to alleged negligence of the defendant. She also made claim in the same action, under the Survival Statute, as administratrix of her deceased husband’s estate. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Mrs. Cheslock and her children in the sum of $30,000, but, in favor of the defendant, as to the estate’s' claim. The defendant filed motions for a new trial and for judgment n. o. v. which…