Morris v. Payne

Citations

• 78 Pa. Super. 171
• 1922 Pa. Super. LEXIS 79

Syllabus

<p>Carriers — Common carriers — Railroads—Loading freight.</p> <p>Where a railroad company provides an electric crane, close by its track, to be operated by its own employees, for the convenience of shippers in loading heavy and bulky freight, the fact that no charge was made for the service does not relieve the company of liability for damages to freight caused by negligent operation of the crane, while it was in the sole control of the railroad company’s employees.</p> <p>Beaumont v. P. & R. Ry. Co., 38 Pa. Superior Ct. 224, distinguished.</p>