Legal Opinion

Probka v. Polis

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 13, 1936No. Appeal, 168PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bowser v. Citizens Light, Heat & Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  2. Swift v. CorradoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  3. McNulty v. Joseph Horne Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  4. Lewis v. HermannSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  5. Bowers v. GaglioneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Freedman v. ZiccardiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  2. Roth v. HurdSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Shields v. NeffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Clark v. Philadelphia Housing AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. Randich v. Arena & Sons, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

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