Legal Opinion

Coyne v. Lackawanna County

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 15, 1913No. Appeal, No. 42Published

Appeal, No. 42, March T., 1913, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., March T., 1912, No. 335, on verdict for plaintiff in case of P. S. Coyne v. Lackawanna County. Assumpsit for services rendered. Before Heydt, P. J. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $70.00. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned ar,e indicated in the opinion of the Superior Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Morrison, J\,

The plaintiff sued in assumpsit to recover the sum of $125 which he claimed was owing to him for services rendered under an alleged agreement with the defendant. The case was fully heard and appears to have been fairly submitted to the jury by the learned court below and a verdict was rendered for $70.00, and the court having refused a new trial and refused to enter judgment for the full amount of the plaintiff’s claim non obstante veredicto, and judgment ‘having been entered on the verdict, the plaintiff appealed.

The plaintiff’s learned counsel presented four written…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Reel v. ElderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
  2. Curtis v. WinstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  3. Burkholder v. StahlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
  4. Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  5. Merritt v. PoliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912

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