Kuhn v. Ligonier Valley Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 172, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Westmoreland Co., Aug. T., 1913, No. 410, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Charles H. Kuhn v. Ligonier Valley Railroad Company. ' Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before McConnell, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court and in Kuhn v. Ligonier Valley R. R. Co;., 255 Pa. 445. Verdict for plaintiff for $14,740.00 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
Read the full summary
Appeal, No. 172, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Westmoreland Co., Aug. T., 1913, No. 410, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Charles H. Kuhn v. Ligonier Valley Railroad Company. ' Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before McConnell, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court and in Kuhn v. Ligonier Valley R. R. Co;., 255 Pa. 445. Verdict for plaintiff for $14,740.00 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned wére rulings on evidence and the refusal of the court to affirm defendant’s first point for charge set forth in the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Brown,
This case has been tried twice, each trial having resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. The judgment on the first verdict was reversed and a new trial awarded for error in the admission of testimony: Kuhn v. Ligonier Valley R. R. Co., 255 Pa. 445.
Plaintiff was a passenger conductor on the road of the defendant company. He had charge of a train running from Latrobe, one terminus of the road, to Ligonier, the *149other. When his train reached Ligonier it became his duty to take charge of another, which ran over a branch to Wilpen, a mining town about five miles…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kuhn v. Ligonier Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Citizens Pass. Ry. Co. v. KetchamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- Lingle v. Scranton Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
- McNees v. SimsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
3Cited by3 opinions
- Lewis v. QuinnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Glasco v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Albrecht v. Erie CitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920