Barker v. City of Philadelphia

LORD, District Judge.

This action was instituted by Dolores Barker,' administratrix of the estate of Robert P. Ebbecke, deceased, to recover damages under the Wrongful Death, 12 P.S. §§ 1601 et seq., and Survival Statutes of Pennsylvania, 20 P.S. ch. 3 Appendix, § 771, for' the death of Robert P. Ebbecke, a minor, on August 18, 1952. Plaintiff alleged the minor’s death resulted from the negligent operation of one of the City of Philadelphia’s trash trucks.

The case was tried before a jury and resulted in verdicts in favor of the estate and the parents of the deceased minor. Defendant has filed…