Legal Opinion

Stais v. Sears-Roebuck and Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 19, 1954No. Appeals, 5 and 6PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

John and Mary Stais, husband and wife, brought an action in trespass to recover damages resulting from personal injuries sustained by the wife in a fall down a flight of stairs in the Harrisburg Store of Sears, Roebuck and Company. Verdicts were rendered in favor of plaintiffs. Defendant filed motions for new trial and for judgment n.o.v. The lower court refused these motions, and this appeal followed. We are required to consider the testimony in the light most advantageous to appellees, and to resolve in their favor all doubts and conflicts therein: Miller v.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lanni v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. Miller v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Oberheim v. Pennsylvania Sports & Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  4. Bremer v. W. W. Smith, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  5. Kimble v. MacKintosh Hemphill Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Neve v. Insalaco'sSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. McDevitt v. Terminal Warehouse Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Markle v. Robert Hall ClothesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  4. Stais v. Sears-Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Kanner v. Best Markets, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

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