Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Canery v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 29, 1979No. 635Published

1ConcurrenceSpaeth, Judge

I agree with my colleagues that the jury was entitled to find that appellee was injured while on the train platform.1 *394Since they differ so sharply on what the jury was entitled to find on the issue of the driver’s negligence, I venture here to express my own view, taking as my point of departure the principle that on an appeal from an order denying a motion for judgment n. o. v., we must regard the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict winner. See Community College of Beaver County v. Soc’y of Faculty, 473 Pa. 576, 589, 375 A.2d 1267, 1273 (1977).

There was testimony that a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Rowland v. ChristianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. Peden v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  5. Kmetz v. LochiattoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966

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