Canterbury v. Pennsylvania Rd.

Nettie Jane Canterbury, appellant herein, filed an action for personal injuries against The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, appellee here in, and the canse proceeded to trial in the Common Pleas Court of Erie County. Two days of hearing ensued, when it was discovered that Nettie Jane Canterbury was a minor. Counsel for The Pennsylvania Railroad Company thereupon moved for a dismissal of the action.

Counsel for Nettie Jane Canterbury, by oral motion, sought leave of the trial court to amend the petition by inserting, by interlineation, the name of James Canterbury as husband and next friend,…