Ballard v. New York Etc. R.

Citations

• 126 Pa. 141
• 19 A. 35
• 1887 Pa. LEXIS 451

Syllabus

<p>1. In an action against a railroad company to recover damages lor negligence resulting in the death oí a locomotive engineer in its employ, a fireman is not a competent witness to testily, as an expert, to the necessity of a safety-switch at the place of the injury.</p> <p>2. When, in such an action, neither the manner in which the injuries were received, nor that there was negligence on the part of the defendant company or its employees, is shown by the plaintiff’s evidence, it is not error to enter a judgment of compulsory nonsuit.</p>