Legal Opinion

Archer v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 11, 1950No. Appeal, 119PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

• Plaintiff, in a trespass action, asked 'for damages for personal injuries caused her when-broken glass from a'window of' defendant’s coach, in Which'she'was a passenger, entered-her left eye. A jury returned a'verdict of $1,150 for plaintiff. Defendant’s motions' for judgment n.o.v. and for'a hew trial' Were-refused This appeal by defendant followed. ' ' ' ' : .

Appellant contends that appéllee was cbntributofily negligent'as a matter of law; and that the charge Of the court' was so inadequate as to constitute fundamental error because the trial judge in his charge…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. MacDonald v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. De Reeder v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. Sears v. BirbeckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  4. Kindt v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  5. Randolph v. CampbellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Hoffman v. Memorial Osteopathic HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Crotty v. Eeading Industries, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Spearing v. StarcherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. ZegerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  5. Commonwealth v. DavisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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