Hall v. West Jersey & Seashore R. R.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 16, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment, of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1907, No. 2606, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Merritt Hall, Administrator of the Estate of Jacob C. Saunders, v. The West Jersey & Seashore Railroad Company. Trespass for negligently causing the death of plaintiff’s decedent. Before Magill, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,500.00, and judgment thereon.
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Appeal, No. 16, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment, of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1907, No. 2606, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Merritt Hall, Administrator of the Estate of Jacob C. Saunders, v. The West Jersey & Seashore Railroad Company. Trespass for negligently causing the death of plaintiff’s decedent. Before Magill, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,500.00, and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were in admitting certain evidence, and in refusing to give binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Mr. Justice Potter,
This action of trespass was brought in the Court of Common Pleas No. 1 of Philadelphia County, by the administrator of the estate of Jacob C. Saunders, deceased, against the defendant company, to recover damages for the death of Jacob C. Saunders, which resulted it is alleged, from the negligence of the defendant in operating its train. The accident occurred in the State of New Jersey, near Hammonton. On the morning of March 7, 1907, about eight o’clock, Saunders was driving a horse and covered wagon, and at a crossing of the highway over defendant’s railroad,…
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