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SLADE v. PA. R.R. CO.

376 Pa. 132 (1954)

Slade, Admrx., Appellant, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 12, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Bernstein, with him Herbert F. Kolsby and Robert M. Bernstein, for appellant.

Theodore Voorhees, with him George J. Hauptfuhrer, Jr. and Barnes, Dechert, Price, Myers & Rhoads, for appellee.

Before STERN, C. J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE JONES, January 12, 1954:

This action of trespass was brought under the Wrongful Death and the Survival statutes to recover for the death of the plaintiff's decedent allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant railroad company. The jury found for the defendant. The plaintiff moved for a new trial, but the court denied the motion and entered judgment on the verdict. The plaintiff thereupon took this appeal. The sole error assigned is the...

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