Knobeloch v. Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler & New Castle Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 104, Oct. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Oo., Oct. T., 1916, No. 1395, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Sarah C. Knobeloch v. Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler & New Castle Railway Company. Trespass for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Evans, J. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $12,750. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was refusal of defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Plaintiff sued to recover damages for the death of her husband caused by a collision, at a grade crossing, between an automobile deceased was driving and a trolley car of defendant company. The court below submitted the case to the jury; a verdict was rendered for plaintiff and motion for a new trial and for judgment non obstante veredicto were refused and judgment entered on the verdict, from which defendant appeals.
The first, second and third assignments of error to the refusal of the trial judge to affirm points for charge submitted by defendant, show no…
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