Legal Opinion

Williamson v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 15, 1976No. 1662PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant raises three contentions: 1) the lower court erred in refusing to grant a continuance so that a bench warrant could be executed and a material witness produced, 2) the lower court erred in refusing to allow the introduction into evidence of a deposition of that witness, and 3) the lower court erroneously excluded the testimony of a police officer concerning the declarations of two ladies who may have witnessed the accident which gave rise to this litigation. We reject these conditions and affirm.

On September 11, 1968, appellee filed a complaint in trespass alleging…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Allen v. MackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  3. Commonwealth v. ColemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Cody v. S.K.F. Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Carney v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. Commonwealth v. PronkoskieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. HoodSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. Commonwealth v. UpshurSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Carswell v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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