Legal Opinion

Brett v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 8, 1943No. Appeal, 185PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The plaintiff in an action of trespass has appealed from the entry of a judgment for the defendant, notwithstanding the verdict in his favor.

'The question involved is whether the plaintiff’s testimony should be rejected because it conflicts with incontrovertible physical facts so clearly established that they cannot be erroneous: Cubitt v. New York Central R. R. Co., 278 Pa. 366, 123 A. 308; Hawk et ux. v. Penna. R. R. Co., 307 Pa. 214, 160 A. 862.

The plaintiff testified that on March 17, 1942, about 6:10 a. m. he was travelling northeast in a Ford sedan in Philadelphia…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hawk v. Pennsylvania R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  2. Cubitt v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  3. Schaeffer v. Reading Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  4. Mead v. Central Pennsylvania Traction Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  5. Carlo v. Bessemer Lake Erie R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Streilein v. VogelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  2. Phillips v. StockmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1961
  3. Ernst v. Ace Motor Sales, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. DeBattiste v. Anthony Laudadio & SonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  5. Yost v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954

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