Craven v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 111, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Feb. T., 1911, No. 578, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Barney Craven v. Pittsburgh Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ford, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,500 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 111, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Feb. T., 1911, No. 578, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Barney Craven v. Pittsburgh Railways Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ford, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,500 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were in refusing to direct a verdict for defendant and to enter judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mosohzisker,
In the court below, judgment was entered upon a verdict for the plaintiff, to compensate him for personal injuries; the defendant has appealed and contends that the evidence failed to prove negligence on its part and showed the plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence.
The circumstances surrounding the accident and the trial judge’s views on the applicable rules of law appear in the following excerpts from his opinion refusing to set aside the verdict: “The place at which the plaintiff was injured was Monongahela avenue, a public highway about sixty feet…
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