Lapinco v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 236, Jan. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., Í914, No. 966, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Jachim Lapinco v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Baldrige, J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the-facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $4,500 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 236, Jan. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., Í914, No. 966, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Jachim Lapinco v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Baldrige, J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the-facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $4,500 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were instructions to the jury, answers to points, and refusing to direct verdict for defendant. — There was no sufficient evidence of negligence to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Chief Justice Beown,
The plaintiff was struck by an engine of the defendant on November 29,1913,' about five o’clock in the afternoon, at what the jury found was a permissible crossing in the City of Coatesville. For the injuries sustained he recovered a verdict, the jury having found that the defendant had negligently operated its engine at the point where he was hurt, and that he had exercised" due care in attempting to cross the track. On this appeal from the judgment on the verdict the contention of the appellant is that its motion for a nonsuit ought to have prevailed, or a…
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- Anspach v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
- Keiser v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Knox v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Hanna v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
- Stoker v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
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