Goodhart v. Columbia & Montour Electric Railway Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 46, March T., 1908, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Columbia Co., Dec. T., 1906, No. 26, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Emma F. Goodhart v. The Columbia & Montour Electric Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Evans, P. J. The facts are'stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $950. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in giving binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The plaintiff seeks to recover for injuries alleged to have *442been sustained through the negligence of the defendant company while a passenger on one of its cars, and the defendant appeals. The only assignments of error relate to the refusal of the court below to give binding instructions in favor of the defendant, and the subsequent discharge of a rule to show cause why judgment should not be entered in favor of the defendant non obstante veredicto. The only question presented is as to whether there was any evidence to justify a finding that the defendant company was…
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- Powelson v. United Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Boulfrois v. United Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- White v. Columbia & Montour Electric Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
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