Fullick v. South Penn Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 150, Oct. T., 1917, by .defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1914, No. 1088, on verdict for plaintiff in case of A. F. Fullick v. South Penn Oil Company. Before Trespass for personal injuries. Before Haymaker, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,500 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing defendant’s motion for judgment non obstante veredicto.
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Appeal, No. 150, Oct. T., 1917, by .defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1914, No. 1088, on verdict for plaintiff in case of A. F. Fullick v. South Penn Oil Company. Before Trespass for personal injuries. Before Haymaker, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,500 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing defendant’s motion for judgment non obstante veredicto. The mere happening of an accident from which negligence could have been inferred raises no presumption of negligence against…
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Me. Justice Frazer,
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