Legal Opinion
Burd v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 10, 1960No. Appeals, Nos. 6 and 7PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,
These are two appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County granting a new trial in two separate trespass actions1 which arose out of a grade crossing accident on September 19, 1952.
The jury returned a verdict of $60,000 for Burd and $15,000 for Ulrich2 and against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Motions for judgment n.o.v. and for a new trial were filed by the Railroad in each case. The court overruled the motions for judgment n.o.v. and granted new trials on the ground that the verdicts were “against the preponderance of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Bellettiere v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Frank v. W. S. Losier Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Kiser v. SchlosserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Grimes v. Pennsylvania R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Streilein v. VogelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Austin v. RidgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Stimac v. BarkeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Frisina v. StanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Lewis v. Urban Redevelopment AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Lenik Condemnation CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
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