Lorah v. Rinehart
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 65, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Feb. T., 1911, No. 449, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Maud K. Lorah v. M. C. Rinehart. Trespass to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Davis, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $5,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 65, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Feb. T., 1911, No. 449, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Maud K. Lorah v. M. C. Rinehart. Trespass to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Davis, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $5,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various instructions to the jury referred to in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr Justice Potter,
In this action the plaintiff sought to recover damages for the death of her husband, who was killed in a collision with an automobile on Liberty street in the City of Pittsburgh. The automobile was owned by the defendant and was operated by his chauffeur, who was at the time admittedly acting within the scope of his employment. The accident occurred at a place where the traffic upon the street was congested. Early in the afternoon of October 26, 1910, Mr. Lorah, the plaintiff’s husband, was upon the southerly side of Liberty street at a point opposite the line of…
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