Ferrara v. West Jersey & Seashore R. R.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 117 and 118, Oct. T., 1918, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia County, Sept. T., 1916, No. 4294, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Joseph Ferrara and May Ferrara v. West Jersey & Seashore R. R. Co. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Wes&el, J. At the trial it appeared that the plaintiff was injured while riding as a passenger on one of defendant’s trains.
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Appeals, Nos. 117 and 118, Oct. T., 1918, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia County, Sept. T., 1916, No. 4294, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Joseph Ferrara and May Ferrara v. West Jersey & Seashore R. R. Co. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Wes&el, J. At the trial it appeared that the plaintiff was injured while riding as a passenger on one of defendant’s trains. The circumstances of the accident are set forth in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for plaintiffs, for Joseph Ferrara $175 and May Ferrara $300 and judgment thereon.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, P. J.,
This action was brought to recover damages for injuries sustained by May Ferrara, wife of Joseph Ferrara, *293who was thrown from the platform of a train of the defendant, which ¿he was entering as a passenger. Two cases were tried before a single jury, and separate verdicts were rendered in favor of the husband and the wife. Two appeals were taken and argued together before this court. Two questions are presented, the first being, the sufficiency of proof as to the relation of the parties as husband and wife, in regard to which there was considerable dispute in the…
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- Cahill v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Diffenderfer v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Donnelly v. Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
- Goodhart v. Columbia & Montour Electric Railway Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
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- Ferrara v. West Jersey & Seashore RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1920