Hogarty v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 92, Jan. T., 1914, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1911, No. 1636, on directed verdict for defendant in case of William J. Hogarty v. Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries Before Ralston, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Yerdict for defendant by direction of the court, and judgment thereon. Plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal, No. 92, Jan. T., 1914, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1911, No. 1636, on directed verdict for defendant in case of William J. Hogarty v. Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries Before Ralston, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Yerdict for defendant by direction of the court, and judgment thereon. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in directing a verdict for the defendant. As it is admitted that the injuries occurred while plaintiff and defendant were engaged in…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschziskee,
On February 1, 1910, William J. Hogarty, an employee of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, while working on a freight train, met with an accident which caused him to lose his right arm. The plaintiff charged in his declaration that the casualty was due to' the negligent construction and maintenance of the defendant’s road. The trial court first gave binding instructions for the defendant, and then entered judgment in its favor; the plaintiff has appealed.
The uncontradicted evidence was sufficient to go to the jury on all the issues usually involved…
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