Haughey v. Pittsburg Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 172, Oct. T., 1904, by plaintiffs, from order of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1902, No. 151, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Mary Ilaughey, Marie J. Ilaughey and Loretta Haughey v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Brown, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
Between 12: 30 and 1 o’clock of the morning of March 25, 1902, Patrick Haughey was returning to his home in the city of McKeesport, Allegheny county. He walked east on the north side of Fifth avenue, “the central main thoroughfare” of the city, until he came to Coursin street where he turned south to cross the avenue. The defendant company has two car tracks on this street and as Haughey was crossing the south track he was struck by one of the defendant’s electric cars and thrown thirty or forty feet against the curb on the south side of the street, receiving…
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