Morrison v. South Penn Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 228, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, for judgment of O. P. Butler Co., March T., 1914, No. 25, on verdict for plaintiff in case of S. C. Morrison v. South Penn Oil Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Reiber, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $1,750, and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 228, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, for judgment of O. P. Butler Co., March T., 1914, No. 25, on verdict for plaintiff in case of S. C. Morrison v. South Penn Oil Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Reiber, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $1,750, and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were in refusing to direct a verdict for defendant, and in refusing to enter judgment for defendant, n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
On April 17, 1913, C. S. Morrison, the plaintiff, was engaged with several other men in taking down an iron derrick owned by the defendant; the top part was successfully removed, but while the next section was being lowered by means of a gin-pole and tackle, the pole collapsed and Morrison was severely injured. The plaintiff recovered a verdict on which judgment was entered, and the defendant has appealed.
At argument, the appellant withdrew all its assignments of error except those which went to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict. The…
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