Public Service Ry. Co. v. Wursthorn
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court oí the United States for the Distrid of New Jersey; Joseph R. Bodine, Judge. Action at law by Harold Wursthorn, an infant, by his next friend, and Curt Wursthorn, against the Public Service Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOORREY, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by Harold Wursthorn, an infant of tender years, by his next friend, to recover damag-es for personal injuries, and by Curt Wursthorn to recover for loss of his son’s services, occasioned by negligence of the Public Service Railway Company. The plaintiffs had verdicts, and the defendant-sued out this writ of error.
Speaking of the parties as they stood in the court below, the facts, shortly stated, are these: The place of the accident is a large rectangular tract of land in Secaucas, New Jersey, owned by the defendant, on which is a car barn, and…
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