Legal Opinion

Hart v. Drumm

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 8, 1913No. Appeal, No. 115PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal, No. 115, Oct. T., 1913, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lancaster Co., May T., 1911, No. 51, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Benjamin Hart v. Warren M. Drumm and Samuel Hart, Administrators of Samuel Drumm, deceased. Assumpsit to recover for boarding, . nursing and funeral expenses. Hassler, J., charged as follows: The plaintiff seeks in this action to recover for boarding, and for the expense and inconvenience of holding the funeral of Samuel Drumm.

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1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Morrison, J.,

Upon careful reading of the testimony and due consideration of the arguments of counsel and the charge of the learned trial judge, we are of the opinion that this case was well tried and a just judgment reached in the lower court. The charge, which will appear in the report of the case, needs no argument from us to demonstrate that it is adequate and impartial. In our opinion, under the testimony and the charge, there is no- merit in the first six assignments of error.

But the learned counsel for plaintiff seek to secure a reversal of the judgment upon an additional…

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Hartman v. Pittsburgh Incline Plane Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
Bash v. BashSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1848
Jones's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869

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Mensch EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Montgomery County · 1957