Greed v. Manufacturers' Light & Heat Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 131, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Washington Co., Feb. T., 1912, No. 1058, on verdict for defendant by direction in case of Louise Greed v. Manufacturers’ Light and Heat Company. Trespass to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband. Before McIlvaine, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The jury found a verdict for the defendant by direction.
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Appeal, No. 131, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Washington Co., Feb. T., 1912, No. 1058, on verdict for defendant by direction in case of Louise Greed v. Manufacturers’ Light and Heat Company. Trespass to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband. Before McIlvaine, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The jury found a verdict for the defendant by direction. Errors assigned were (1, 2, 3) rulings on evidence referred to in the opinion of the Supreme Court; (4 and 5) in giving binding instructions for the defendant. — The proof of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
A verdict was directed for the defendant company because, in the judgment of the court below, no negligence on its part had been shown; and it is clear from the remarks of the learned trial judge at the close of the testimony, when he was asked to direct the verdict returned, that he had, upon due reflection, concluded that the motion for a nonsuit should have prevailed.
The plaintiff and her husband, at the time of the gas explosion which resulted in his death, occupied the southern half of a double house. The northern half or apartment, except the room in which…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schmeer v. . Gas Light Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Keefer v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Soles v. People's Natural Gas Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
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- Leonard v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
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