Betts v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 64, April T., 1924, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Erie Go., Sept. T., 1921, No. 289, on verdict for plaintiff, in the pase of G. Edgar Betts and Catherine Betts v. Young Men’s Christian Association of Erie. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. ■Before Rossiter, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 64, April T., 1924, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Erie Go., Sept. T., 1921, No. 289, on verdict for plaintiff, in the pase of G. Edgar Betts and Catherine Betts v. Young Men’s Christian Association of Erie. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. ■Before Rossiter, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for plaintiff, G. Edgar Betts, in the sum of $1,616.50, and for plaintiff, Catherine Betts, in the sum of $609.29, and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was, among others, refusal of defendant’s motion for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, J.,
This action in trespass was brought by G. Edgar Betts and Catherine Betts, his wife, to recover the damages suffered by them respectively by reason of injuries inflicted upon the wife through the fall of a large chandelier in defendant’s main lobby, while she was trimming it for the holidays. Separate verdicts were recovered in favor of the plaintiffs, and separate judgments entered upon these verdicts, as required by the Act of May 8, 1895, P. L. 54. But one appeal was taken, which appellant has elected to refer to the judgment of the husband.
The only errors assigned are…
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