Shaffer v. Pennsylvania Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 23, Oct. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., March T., 1913, No. 17, on verdict for plaintiff in case of J. H. Shaffer v. Pennsylvania Company. Trespass for injuries to land. Before Emery, P. J. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $4,250. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings on evidence, various instructions, refusal of binding instructions for defendant and refusal of judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
The plaintiff is the owner of a tract of land comprising eighty acres in Union Township, Lawrence County, bounded on west and south by the Mahoning river. Directly opposite, on the west and south sides of the river, the defendant company for many years maintained a double track line of railroad known as the Pittsburgh, Youngstown and Ashtabula Eailroad. In the years 1911 and 1912, to accommodate its increased traffic, the company constructed two additional parallel lines of track, one on the west side of the original tracks, furthest from *544the river, the other on…
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