Provost v. Director General of Railroads
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 79, Oct. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Washington Co., May T., 1918, No. 143, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Stanley Provost v. Director General of Railroads. Trespass for injuries to a motor truck. Before Mc-Ilvaine, P. J. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,650. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Moschziskee,
Plaintiff, Stanley Provost, sued in trespass to recover the value of a motor truck which he alleged was destroyed through the negligence of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; he obtained a verdict upon which judgment was entered, and the Director General of Railroads, who1 was duly substituted as defendant, has appealed.
Appellant contends that the court below erred in not affirming the railroad’s request for binding instructions.
It appears from the evidence produced by plaintiff that, on February 3, 1918, between three and four in the afternoon, one of his…
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