Knox v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 253, Jan. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., Oet. T., 1900, No. 179, on verdict for defendant in case ofFayetta Knox v. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Weand, J. At the trial the court gave binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff: appealed.
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Appeal, No. 253, Jan. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., Oet. T., 1900, No. 179, on verdict for defendant in case ofFayetta Knox v. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Weand, J. At the trial the court gave binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff: appealed. Weand, J., subsequently filed the following opinion : On the conclusion of the testimony in this case, we directed a verdict for defendant for the reason that no negligence on its part had been…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
In this case the jury by direction of the court rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant. This direction was based on the conclusion of the court that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant a submission of the case to the jury. This conclusion was justified by the evidence; we therefore affirm the judgment on Judge Weand’s opinion.
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