Price and Others v. Pennsylvania R. Co
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. A statute of Pennsylvania, passed April 15, 1851, Purdon, ■ Tit. Negligence 2, 1093, makes the provision, now become common, for a recovery by the widow or children of a person whose death was caused by the negligence of another, of damages for the loss of the deceased. A statute passed April 4, 1868, Purdon, Tit.
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IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. A statute of Pennsylvania, passed April 15, 1851, Purdon, ■ Tit. Negligence 2, 1093, makes the provision, now become common, for a recovery by the widow or children of a person whose death was caused by the negligence of another, of damages for the loss of the deceased. A statute passed April 4, 1868, Purdon, Tit. Negligence 5* 1094, provides that “where any person shall sustain personal injury or loss of life while lawfully engaged or employed on or about the road, works, depot and premises of a railroad company, or in or about any…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
He recited the facts as above stated, and continued:
The plaintiff argues here, and insisted throughout the progress of the case in the State courts, that by reason of certain laws of the United States as applied to the facts found in the verdict of the jury, the decedent was a passenger, and the Supreme Court erred in holding otherwise.
These laws are thus cited in the brief of plaintiff’s-counsel:
“Act March 3, 1865, § 8,13 Stat. 506, provides that ‘Forthepurpose of assorting and distributing letters and other matter in railway post offices, the Postmaster General may, from time to time,…
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