Legal Opinion

Rispo v. Motor Freight Express

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Decided June 26, 1975No. 200Published

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, J.,

HISTORY

The above-captioned case, which was an action *61in trespass brought by David Rispo (Rispo), a truck driver who sustained injuries from a falling crate of glass, was tried before this court and a jury. A compulsory nonsuit was entered for defendant, J. A. Cunningham Equipment, Inc. (Cunningham). On October 8, 1974, a verdict was rendered for plaintiff against Motor Freight Express, Inc. (Motor Freight) in the amount of $734,434.

Motor Freight filed motions for a new trial and for judgment n.o.v., which were dismissed on March 11, 1975, after a hearing, and judgment was entered…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Cadwallader v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Hoffman v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
  4. McCaffrey v. SchwartzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  5. Murray v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947

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