Legal Opinion

McCreery v. Westmoreland Farm Bureau Co-Operative Ass'n

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 30, 1947No. Appeal, 153PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

This is an appeal from a judgment of compulsory nonsuit entered in a trespass action, for damages for personal injury. The learned court below acted in the manner stated on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to prove the defendant negligent and that the injury in suit was the result of the plaintiff’s contributory negligence. In reviewing the refusal of the court below to take off the compulsory nonsuit entered at trial, we necessarily take the evidence adduced in the plaintiff’s case as true, reading it in the light most favorable to him and giving him the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Durning v. HymanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  2. Vetter v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Grimes v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. Walker v. Broad & Walnut Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  5. Rice v. KringSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Miller v. HickeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Burdette v. BurdetteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Johnson v. RulonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  4. Styer v. ReadingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Sargeant v. AyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948

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