Mars v. Meadville Telephone Co.

Opinion bt

Mr. Justice Drew,

Plaintiff, Florence Mars, recovered a verdict awarding damages for the death of her husband, Arthur Mars. After motions for judgment n. o. v. and for a new trial had been refused, and judgment entered on the verdict, defendant, Meadyille Telephone Company, took this appeal.

When all doubts and conflicts in the testimony are resolved in plaintiff’s favor, as they must be in view of the jury’s verdict (Anstine v. Penna. R. R. Co., 342 Pa. 423, 425), the following facts appear: A cow belonging to Arthur Mars, the decedent, had strayed into his meadow, and while he ivas…