Scatena v. Pittsburgh & New England Trucking

This is the consolidation of two cross actions in tort, growing out of a collision between two trucks. At the conclusion of all the evidence Pittsburgh & New England Trucking (P. & N.E.), the defendant in one case and the plaintiff in the other, filed motions for directed verdicts. The motions were denied, and exceptions were taken. The jury returned verdicts favorable to Scatena in both cases. The issues presented to us are, first, was there sufficient evidence of negligence on the part of P. & N.E. to allow the case against it to go to the jury and, second, was negligence on the part of…