Brillhart v. Edison Light & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
This appeal by the Edison Light & Power Company is from a judgment entered against it (after remittitur) on a jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff administratrix for damages due her individually and her children for the wrongful death of her husband. At trial, the defendants were the electric company, Norman J. Bortner, the owner of the premises on which the fatal accident occurred, and P. W. Strickland, the employer of the deceased. Strickland had been brought upon the record as an additional defendant by the other two (original) defendants. The jury also…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Maize v. Atlantic Refining Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Fitzgerald v. Edison Electric Illuminating Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Koelsch v. Philadelphia Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- MacDougall v. Penna. Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Ashby v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
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- Lebeck v. William A. Jarvis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Yoffee v. Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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