Legal Opinion

Leary v. Lawrence Sales Corp.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 18, 1971No. Appeal, 318PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Eagen,

This is ah appeal from an order in the court below refusing to take off a compulsory nonsuit entered by the trial court in a personal injury action.

In determining the correctness of the order appealed from, it is fundamental that the trial testimony must be read in a light most favorable to the plaintiff, and also that the plaintiff is entitled to the benefit of every reasonable inference arising therefrom: Perciavelle v. Smith, 434 Pa. 86, 252 A. 2d 702 (1969).

A summary of the pertinent facts, as disclosed by the record, is as follows:

Lawrence Sales Corporation…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Lopez v. GukenbackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Underhill v. ShactmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
  3. Cannon v. S. S. Kresge Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1938
  4. Lewin v. PauliSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
  5. Tarnogurski v. RzepskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  2. Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Newell v. Montana West, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Morgan v. Bucks AssociatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Holmes v. Kimco Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010

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