Berreski v. Philadelphia Electric Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 29, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of Municipal Court, Sept. T., 1914, No. 46, on verdict for defendant, in case of Jacob Berreski, by his next friend and father Michael Berreski, ahd Michael Berreski, in his own right, v. The Philadelphia Electric Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries to a child nine years old caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant’s chauffeur.
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Appeal, No. 29, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of Municipal Court, Sept. T., 1914, No. 46, on verdict for defendant, in case of Jacob Berreski, by his next friend and father Michael Berreski, ahd Michael Berreski, in his own right, v. The Philadelphia Electric Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries to a child nine years old caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant’s chauffeur. Before Crane, J. The case turned upon the propriety of the use of the word “recklessness” in the charge. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The defendant secured a verdict in the court below, which the plaintiff appellant, urges was due to an erroneous instruction in regard to the measure of care imposed by law on the defendant’s chauffeur. The assignment is to the charge of the court in saying, “In order that the plaintiff may recover a verdict in this' case, he is obliged to satisfy you by the weight of the evidence, that this accident occurred exclusively, as the result of the carelessness, recklessness, and negligent manner in which the automobile was operated by the defendant corporation.” The jury was…
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- Berreski v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1917