Legal Opinion

Schornig v. Speer

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 6, 1942No. Appeals, 304 and 305PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

This is an appeal from the order of the court below granting a new trial in an action of trespass to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiffs while guests in an automobile owned and driven by defendant. The jury returned a verdict for defendant. The court granted a new trial, because in its opinion there had been “a manifest miscarriage of justice”, due in large extent to the introduction of irrelevant and prejudicial issues into the trial by defendant’s attorney. No abuse of discretion is shown. This being so, we ivill not interfere with the new trial order:…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Weinfeld v. FunkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  2. Murphy v. McGinnisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gerber v. Jones (Et Al.)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  2. Auslander v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

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