Hoodmacher v. Lehigh Valley Railroad

Citations

• 218 Pa. 21
• 66 A. 975
• 1906 Pa. LEXIS 435

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—Death—Right of action — Parties—Conflict of laws.</p> <p>An action for damages for injuries causing death being entirely statutory must be brought by the person to whom the right is given by the statutes of the state where the cause of action arose.</p> <p>In an action against a railroad company to recover damages for the death of a trainman, where it appears that the negligence which was the proximate cause of the accident began in Pennsylvania and continued until the accident occurred in New Jersey, and it also appears that the injured man was brought back to Pennsylvania where he died as the result of his injuries, the action is properly brought in Pennsylvania by the widow for the benefit of herself and child.</p>