Adley Express Co. v. Willard
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Chidsey,
The plaintiff, Adley Express Company, Inc., brought this action of trespass against ITenry Willard and The Salvation Army to recover for damage done to plaintiff’s tractor-trailer operated by Harold Williams, when it and a truck belonging to The Salvation Army and driven by Willard, collided. Before the trial commenced, on plaintiff’s motion, a voluntary nonsuit was entered as to The Salvation Army because of it being an eleemosynary institution. The case then proceeded to trial against the individual defendant, Willard, and a jury returned a verdict in his…
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