Banks v. Shoemaker & Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 231, Jan. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1916, No. 4091, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Robert Banks v. M. L. Shoemaker & Co., Ltd. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Rogers, J. From the record it appeared that the collision occurred at a regular foot crossing at a street intersection. Further facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $8,000 and judgment thereon.
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Appeal, No. 231, Jan. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1916, No. 4091, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Robert Banks v. M. L. Shoemaker & Co., Ltd. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Rogers, J. From the record it appeared that the collision occurred at a regular foot crossing at a street intersection. Further facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $8,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v. There was no evidence…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mosci-izisker,
Plaintiff was knocked down and injured by a motor truck belonging to and under the control of defendant company; he sued in trespass and recovered a verdict, upon which judgment was entered. Defendant has appealed, and its assignments of error all center around the refusal of the court below to enter judgment n. o. v.
In view of the verdict, it may be stated that the accident happened under the following circumstances: On a clear day, October 7,1916, about three o’clock, plaintiff came out of a store on the north side of Girard avenue and proceeded to cross…
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