Dugan v. Lyon
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 15. Feb. T., 1909, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lycoming Co., Dec. T., 1906, No. 290, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of P. H. Dugan v. Henrietta B. Lyon. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ormerod, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $669.90. The court subsequently entered judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.
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Appeal, No. 15. Feb. T., 1909, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lycoming Co., Dec. T., 1906, No. 290, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of P. H. Dugan v. Henrietta B. Lyon. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ormerod, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $669.90. The court subsequently entered judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto. Error assigned among other was in entering judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The verdict of the jury charged the defendant with negligence and acquitted the plaintiff of contributory negligence. The learned judge, however, on the motion for a judgment non obstante veredicto reached the conclusion that contributory negligence of the plaintiff was shown and that the verdict could not be sustained. This result was apparently arrived at by applying the doctrine of Carroll v. Penna. R. R. Co., 12 W. N. C. 348; Urias v. R. R. Co., 152 Pa. 326; Crooks v. Pittsburg Rys. Co., 216 Pa. 590, and kindred cases which hold that where one drives or walks…
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