Legal Opinion

Kimble v. Wilson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 10, 1945No. Appeals, 296 and 297PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Linn,

Miss Kimble, who was very seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision, brought suit and now complains of the refusal to take off nonsuits entered in favor of three of the defendants.

A nonsuit may be entered only in a clear case. If there is doubt of the inferences that may be drawn from the oral evidence, it must be submitted to the jury. In passing on a motion to nonsuit and in reviewing the refusal to take off a nonsuit, the oral evidence must be regarded in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, who must receive the benefit of every fact the jury might…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Koontz v. Messer & Quaker State Oil Refining Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Joseph v. United Workers Assn.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  4. Nebel v. BurrelliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  5. Lang v. HanlonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Keitz v. National Paving & Contracting Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
  2. Bauman v. Royal Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
  3. Auel v. WhiteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  4. DIPPEL v. BrunozziSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  5. General Equipment Manufacturers v. Westfield InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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