Szmigel v. Director General of Railroads
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 195, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Pbila. Co., March T., 1918, No. 4633, on verdict for plaintiff in the case of Stanley Szmigel v. Director General of Railroads, United States Railroad Administration, operating Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Shoemaker, J. Verdict for plaintiff for $1,500 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 195, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Pbila. Co., March T., 1918, No. 4633, on verdict for plaintiff in the case of Stanley Szmigel v. Director General of Railroads, United States Railroad Administration, operating Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Shoemaker, J. Verdict for plaintiff for $1,500 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was refusal of defendant’s motion for judgment non obstante veredicto. cited: Hare v. Phila. & R. Ry. Co., 65 Pa. Superior Ct. 39; Thompson v. Phila. &…
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Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The plaintiff sustained injuries when Ms autotruck, which he was attempting to drive over a grade crossing, was struck by a passenger train, and brought this action to recover damages for such injuries, averring that they resulted from the negligence of the employees of the defendant. He recovered a judgment in the court below and the defendant appeals.
The plaintiff relied solely upon his own testimony, calling no other witness as to the circumstances in which the accident occurred. He stated that as he approached the crossing, the safety gates being up, he stopped at a…
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