Opinion

Bishop v. Montour Railroad

  • 379 Pa. 562
  • 109 A.2d 549
  • 1954 Pa. LEXIS 380
Court
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Filed
Nov 23, 1954
Status
Published
Author
Stern
On the bench
Arnold, Chidsey, Jones, Musmanno, Stearne, Stearns, Stern
Cited by
2 cases

The opinion

Dissenting Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern:

The complaint in this case is based on the allegation that defendant Railroad Company did not furnish plaintiff with a reasonably safe place in which to work. I do not find in the testimony that the accident happened at a place where plaintiff was, or ever had been, called upon to work, and therefore I do not think that it was the duty of the defendant to keep the space between its rails and ties at that point free of lumps of coal.

I therefore dissent from the refusal of the court to grant judgment n.o.v.

Mr. Justice Chidsey concurs in this dissenting opinion.

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