Daniels v. Hilman Coal & Coke Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 101 and 102, Oct. T., 1923, by defendant, from judgments of C. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1921, No. 514, on verdicts for plaintiffs in cases of Anton Daniels, a minor, by Ms father and next friend, John Daniels, and John Daniels in his own right, v. Hilman Coal & Coke Co. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Kline, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeals, Nos. 101 and 102, Oct. T., 1923, by defendant, from judgments of C. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1921, No. 514, on verdicts for plaintiffs in cases of Anton Daniels, a minor, by Ms father and next friend, John Daniels, and John Daniels in his own right, v. Hilman Coal & Coke Co. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Kline, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for Anton Daniels for $5,000, and for John Daniels for $1,726. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was, inter alia, refusal of judgment n. o. v. for defendant, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
A minor, who was a few months short of fourteen years of age, was injured on the premises of defendant; alleging the accident was caused by the negligence of defendant’s employee, he and his father brought an action against it; each recovered a verdict and judgment ; and defendant now appeals because the court below refused to enter judgments in its favor, non obstante veredicto. There was no written evidence, and hence, in determining whether or not the refusal was right, we must consider, as if set forth in a special verdict, only the facts and inferences which…
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