Legal Opinion

Nestor v. George

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 29, 1946No. Appeal, 39PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Chief Justice Maxey,

This is an appeal from the refusal of the court below to grant a new trial. The plaintiff brought a suit in trespass against the defendant, claiming damages for injuries to his right eye. His claim was that on May 2nd, 1942, as a street car on which he was a passenger, approached an intersection and he was in the act’ of depositing his fare in the coin box before alighting, “the car stopped with a jerk, the doors were thrown open and the fare register cord struck him in the right eye.” He continued on the street car, a short distance, to the end of the line…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Vorbnoff v. Mesta Machine Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  2. Taylor v. Town of MonroeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1875
  3. Fink v. Sheldon Axle & Spring Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  4. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  5. Commonwealth v. RothSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1919

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. NazarovitchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Murray v. SiegalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Brandon v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Florig v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  5. Ferruzza v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

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