Seeley v. Citizens Traction Co.
Citations
- 179 Pa. 334
- 36 A. 229
- 1897 Pa. LEXIS 642
Syllabus
<p>Negligence — Release of damages.</p> <p>Whore a woman, for a valuable consideration, executes to a railroad company a release of damages for personal injuries, after discussing its terms, and after having had an opportunity to consult her friends, and without fraud upon the part of the company, and where it appears that she is a woman of intelligence and fair education, she will be concluded by it, although her injuries turn out to be of amore serious character than she supposed them to be at the time she signed the release.</p>
Judges: Dean, Ett, Fell, McCollum, Mitchell, Stek, Williams
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8 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. WilcoxEighth Circuit· 1902-07-14· cited 75×
- Great Northern Ry. Co. v. FowlerNinth Circuit· 1905-02-06· cited 49×
- Ralston v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1920-05-03· cited 40×
- Bollinger v. RandallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1957-11-12· cited 25×
- Tatman v. Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington RailroadCourt of Chancery of Delaware· 1913-01-23· cited 22×
- Morris v. Seaboard Air-Line RailwayCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1919-04-16· cited 8×
- Del Pielago, A. v. Orwig, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-11-21· cited 4×
- Kane v. Chester Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1898-05-16· cited 4×
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