Probka v. Polis
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, P. J.,
We think the learned court below, in entering judgment for the defendant non obstante veredicto, imposed too heavy a burden on the plaintiff; that the defendant’s negligence and the plaintiff’s contributory negligence were questions of fact for the jury, not of law for the court.
The action resulted from a right-angle collision of two automobiles at the intersection of Butler and Thompson Street, Philadelphia. The defendant offered no testimony. The verdict was in favor of the plaintiff. He is, therefore, entitled to have the testimony cpnsidered in the light most…
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