Legal Opinion

Scerca v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 13, 1945No. Appeal, 108PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

The plaintiff sued to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as a result of the defendant’s negilgence. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case, the learned trial judge entered a compulsory nonsuit which the court in banc subsequently refused to take off. Prom that action, the plaintiff has appealed and the sole question involved is whether the evidence adduced by the plaintiff warranted a finding that his injuries were due to the defendant’s negligence.

No question of contributory negligence is present. The plaintiff received the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Galliano v. East Penn Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  2. Wagner v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  3. Cormican v. MenkeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  4. Mountain v. American Window Glass Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
  5. Goldberg v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Zurcher v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  2. DiGriannantonio v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Morrison v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  4. Vuynovich v. Midland Borough, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Beaver County1961
  5. DiGriannantonio v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960

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