Schoepp v. Gerety
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 115, Jan. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1917, No. 1450, on verdict for plaintiff in case off Gustav Schoepp v. John A. Gerety. ' Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before McMichael, P. J. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $3,500. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was refusal to enter judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion .by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Defendant appeals from a verdict in favor of plaintiff in an action for injuries sustained by being struck by defendant’s motor truck at a street crossing. The question for determination is the sufficiency of the evidence of defendant’s negligence to take the case to the jury.
Plaintiff was walking southward on Thirty-second street, in the City of Philadelphia, and, according to his testimony, upon reaching Arch street stopped and looked for passing vehicles; seeing none he proceeded to cross Arch street, and before reaching the opposite side was run down by an…
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