Kalin v. Delaware Valley Telephone Co.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Pike County
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, P. J.,
This matter is before the court en banc on a motion to remove a compulsory nonsuit. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s proof as to liability, the trial judge sustained motions for a compulsory nonsuit entered by counsel for both the original and additional defendants, on the ground that plaintiff had failed to establish negligence on the part of either defendant.
A nonsuit may only be entered in a clear case. Plaintiff must be given the benefit of all favorable testimony and every reasonable inference of fact arising therefrom and all conflicts therein must be resolved in his…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hader v. Coplay Cement Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Skoda v. West Penn Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Brletich v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Gregorius v. Safeway Steel Scaffolds Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Palenscar v. Michael J. Bobb, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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