Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. College Misericordia
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 6, 1974No. Civ. 73-113PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MUIR, District Judge.
I. Introduction
The Court submitted a special verdict to the jury containing 10 questions. The jurors could agree only to answers to three of them. One of such answers found that the Plaintiff had assumed the risk of injury. Another answer found the Plaintiff free of contributory negligence. The Court then entered judgment in favor of the Defendants. The Plaintiff moved for a new trial. One of the Defendants has moved for a directed verdict in the event Plaintiff’s motion is granted.
The Plaintiff, Lorelei Stephenson, while a student at College Misericordia, in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- SMALICH v. WestfallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Eric McNello v. John B. Kelly, Inc. v. B. J. Lucarelli and Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Skoda v. West Penn Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Anita Pritchard, Administratrix of the Estate of Otto E. Pritchard, Deceased v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- JOHNSON v. ANGRETTISupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Peter Smith v. Seven Springs Farm, Inc., T/d/b/a Seven Springs Ski ResortCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Smith v. Southeastern Stages, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1977
- Lamon v. City of Shawnee, Kan.District Court, D. Kansas · 1991
- Vargus v. Pitman Manufacturing Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Porter v. United Steel & Wire Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1977
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