Shaw v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

James R. Shaw, minor plaintiff, who was twelve years old at the time of the accident on November 26, *101949, was severely injured while climbing over one of defendant’s freight cars. In the vicinity of the accident, five sets of tracks ran in a general north-south direction. Plaintiff testified on his own behalf as follows : He and three friends were returning from a visit to the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home in Erie, Pennsylvania, which is located on the west side of the railroad tracks. A well-beaten foot path started on plaintiff’s grandmother’s property and…