Golden v. Ruhl
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County
Motion for judgment n. o. v. C. P. Dauphin Co., Sept. T., 1919, No. 712.
1Opinion of the Court
Hargest, P. J.,
This case was brought to recover on an agreement signed by the defendant, which is as follows: “I hereby agree this 3rd day of February, 1917, to pay the funeral expenses of Mrs. McDonnell, but shall not exceed $140. C. H. Ruhl, Penbrook, Pa.”
The testimony at the trial developed that the plaintiff heard her mother, who was eighty-five years old, scream, and saw the driver of the defendant’s baker wagon bring her mother into the plaintiff’s house. The driver placed her in a chair, and Mrs. McDonnell said: “This man ran over me.” The driver said: “No, she was only scared.” At the…
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