Sullenberger v. Chester Traction Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 207, Oct. T., 1806, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., Dec. T., 1904, No. 55, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of Thomas M. Sullenberger and Annie M., his wife, v. Chester Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of a child.
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Appeal, No. 207, Oct. T., 1806, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., Dec. T., 1904, No. 55, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of Thomas M. Sullenberger and Annie M., his wife, v. Chester Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of a child. At the trial the court refused binding instructions in favor of the defendant, and the jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs for $750. Subsequently the court entered judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto. Error assigned among others was in entering judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto. (
1Opinion of the Court
' Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The appellants brought this action to recover damages for *14the death of their child, which was alleged to have been caused by the negligent operation of one of the defendant company’s cars. The defendant company at the trial submitted two points requesting binding instructions in its favor, and took exceptions to the refusal of said points by the court. The court submitted the case to the jury, but after a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, upon consideration of the questions raised by the points submitted by the appellee, entered judgment in favor of the defendant, non…
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