Legal Opinion

Perry v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 30, 1947No. Appeals, 132 and 133PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

The defendant appeals from judgments entered on verdicts for the plaintiffs in suits, separately instituted by the administrator of the estate of Michael Perry, de ceased, and by Perry’s widow, for damages for the husband’s death due allegedly to the negligence of the defendant company. The latter offered no evidence at trial, contenting itself with the presentation of points for binding instructions which the learned trial judge refused. The court en banc denied motions for judgments n. o. v. and for a neAV trial and, from the judgments entered on the verdicts for…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Kasanovich v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. Galliano v. East Penn Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  3. Morin v. KreidtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  4. Scholl v. Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. Caulton v. Eyre Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
  2. Weaver v. Ford Motor CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Sculley v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  4. Shaffer v. TorrensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Guca v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

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