In Commonwealth v. Killian, 109 Mass. 345, 347, 12 Am. R. 714, a passenger on a train was held not guilty of obstructing the train by giving a signal by pulling the signal rope in consequence of which the engineer stopped the train.
Summary of this case from Hanson v. Hall771 WDA 2018
01-03-2019
COM. v. KILLIAN, A.
Affirmed.
In Commonwealth v. Killian, 109 Mass. 345, 347, 12 Am. R. 714, a passenger on a train was held not guilty of obstructing the train by giving a signal by pulling the signal rope in consequence of which the engineer stopped the train.
Summary of this case from Hanson v. HallFull title:COM. v. KILLIAN, A.
Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
Date published: Jan 3, 2019
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