Legal Opinion

Sumner Et Ux. v. Brown

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 11, 1933No. Appeal, 100PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

May 22, 1933:

This appeal is from the entry of judgment for the defendant on an affidavit of defense in the nature of a demurrer to an amended statement of claim. Plaintiff, a guest in an automobile driven by Harry R. Brown, was injured in the State of New York, April 24, 1931, by reckless driving. Brown was killed in the resulting accident. At the time, he and Arthur R. Brown were partners in the business of selling automobiles and maintaining a garage in Athens, Pennsylvania. The disastrous journey was in the ordinary course of the business of the partners. On…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rosenzweig v. HellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  2. Usher v. West Jersey R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
  3. LaBar v. New York, Susquehanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
  4. Smith v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  5. Gorlitzer v. . WolffbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1913

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Grant v. McAuliffeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Moran v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
  3. Ormsby v. ExecutorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  4. Krumbine v. Lebanon County Tax Claim BureauSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Bargo v. KuhnsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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