Selly v. Ciocca
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Bok,
Plaintiff, a passenger in an automobile, got a verdict against both its driver and the streetcar which ran into it. The verdict was for $15,000, which the court below reduced to $12,000. The court also gave judgment n.o.v. for the Pittsburgh Railways Company. Plaintiff and Ciocca, driver of the automobile, appealed this action, and Ciocca also appealed the judgment entered against him only.
Although the court in its opinion properly gave plaintiff the benefit of all inferences and resolutions of conflict in the evidence, it was patently in error in saying that there…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jones Et Vir v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Taylor v. MountzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Martin v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Edmondson v. McMullenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
3Cited by2 opinions
- Michaels v. TubbsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Olynik v. LuceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960