WECKSLER v. Philadelphia

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This is an action in trespass for personal injury brought by Ida and Jack Wecksler, husband and wife, against the City of Philadelphia, the Texas Corporation, the owner, and Allan Newman, the tenant operator of an automobile service station.

The case was tried before a jury in the Court of Common Pleas. At the conclusion of the testimony, the learned trial judge sustained the request of defendant Texas Corporation for binding instructions, but refused the city’s request. The jury returned a verdict against the city and Newman in favor of the husband in the sum of…