Pfeifer v. Allegheny Steel Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 152, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., May T., 1911, No. 573, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Peter Pfeifer v. Allegheny Steel Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Frazer, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $4,750 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 152, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., May T., 1911, No. 573, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Peter Pfeifer v. Allegheny Steel Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Frazer, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $4,750 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were in refusing to direct a verdict for defendant and to enter judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment was entered thereon; the defendant has appealed. The only errors assigned are (1) the refusal of binding instructions for the defendant, and (2) the refusal of judgment n. o. v. The following excerpt from the opinion of the court below gives a fair summary of the material facts and amply vindicates the rulings of the trial judge: “Plaintiff, who was forty-one years old last May (1912), entered the employ of the defendant as a crane operator on February 1,1910, and continued in such employment until Friday, August…
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