Creachen v. Bromley Bros. Carpet Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 206, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., March T., 1901, No. 199, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Francis Creachen, by his next friend and mother, Elizabeth Creachen, v. The Bromley Brothers Carpet Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ralston, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case.
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Appeal, No. 206, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., March T., 1901, No. 199, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Francis Creachen, by his next friend and mother, Elizabeth Creachen, v. The Bromley Brothers Carpet Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ralston, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Defendant’s points refused by the court were as follows : 1. If the jury believe that the defendant had placed a conspicuous sign that machinery must not be cleaned while in motion, close to the machine, so that the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
The statement of the question involved in this case is a palpable violation of Rule 26. In the language.of the rule, the statement “ should not exceed six or eight lines, and must not, under any circumstances, exceed half a page.” Here, it extends over more than a page, and is merely a repetition of the specifications of error. The appeal might very properly be quashed for this reason alone: Van Sciver Co. v. McPherson, 199 Pa. 331.
The first assignment of error complains that the court below sustained an objection to a question asked plaintiff on…
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