Papoulas v. West Penn Aviation, Inc.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, J.,
On the trial of this case defendant at the conclusion of the offering of testimony made a motion for binding instructions in *294its favor, which motion was refused. After the case was submitted to the jury, they were unable to agree and were discharged. We now have before us defendants’ motion for judgment upon the whole record.
The legal situation is the same as that which confronted the trial judge when he refused the motion for binding instructions. The appellate courts have repeatedly held that under similar circumstances:
“In passing upon the record we must assume the truth of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Duffy v. York Haven Water & Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Derrick v. Harwood Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- O'Connor v. Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Hobel v. Mahoning & Shenango Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912