Sipko v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

Defendant has appealed from the refusal of its motion for judgment n. o. v., its contention being that the court below should have denied recovery because the facts admitted by plaintiff convicted him of contributory negligence as a matter of law. One of the three judges who heard the motion dissented from the order of the court below overruling it. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $5,000, which was subsequently reduced to $3,000. Plaintiff’s injuries, aside from some superficial bruises and lacerations, consisted of a slight concussion of…