Bickness v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
— Plaintiff has a verdict for $2500 against the Pittsburgh Railways Company, and moves for a new trial on the ground that the verdict is grossly inadequate and that the trial judge erred in refusing to submit to the jury the question of future diminished earning capacity of plaintiff.
The accident occurred July 15, 1928. Plaintiff was thrown from an automobile to the street by a collision with a trolley car, and suffered a simple fracture of the pelvis toward the front of her left side. She was in a hospital until August 7, 1928, remained upstairs at her home for two weeks after returning from…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Goodhart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Wilson v. Consolidated Dressed Beef Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Hammaker v. Watts TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Beck v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Booth v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
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