Stoker v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 413, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1912, No. 3300, for defendant n. d. v., in case of Edward B. Stoker, by his father and next friend Charles B. Stoker, and the said Charles B. Stoker in his own right, v. The Philadelphia & Beading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Audenried, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff, Edward B..
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Appeal, No. 413, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1912, No. 3300, for defendant n. d. v., in case of Edward B. Stoker, by his father and next friend Charles B. Stoker, and the said Charles B. Stoker in his own right, v. The Philadelphia & Beading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Audenried, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff, Edward B.. Stoker, for $5,000, and for plaintiff, Charles B. Stoker, for $500. The court subsequently entered judgment for defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This was an action of trespass brought on behalf of Edward B. Stoker, a minor, by his father as next friend, and by the father individually, against the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company to recover damages for injuries resulting to the minor while employed by the defendant company on March 20, 1912. He had at that time been employed for about one month, as an engine wiper in the round house. Upon the night in question he worked outside, with an engine hostler, until nearly daylight, when he was sent by the hostler on an errand to the round house. On his…
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