Legal Opinion

Strother v. Binkele

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 12, 1978No. 488PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order refusing to take off a nonsuit in a trespass action to recover for personal injuries suffered as a result of a slip and fall.

*409In considering an appeal from a refusal to take off a nonsuit, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the appellant, resolving every conflict in his favor, and giving him the benefit of every reasonable favorable inference. Wilson v. Howard Johnson Restaurant, 421 Pa. 455, 219 A.2d 676 (1966); Fegely v. Costello, 417 Pa. 448, 208 A.2d 243 (1965). Viewed in this light, appellant’s evidence was to the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Vinnacombe v. Phila. Am. S.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  2. Rinaldi v. LevineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  3. Wilson v. Howard Johns RestaurantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. Bacsick v. BarnesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Goodman v. Corn Exchange National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Wentz v. Pennswood ApartmentsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Roland v. Kravco, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Mattox v. City of PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Marlowe v. Lehigh TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Claytor v. DurhamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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