Leslie v. Catanzaro
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 97, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1917, No. 2059, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Effie Leslie, a minor, by her father and next friend, Levi Leslie, and Levi Leslie in his own right, v. Samuel Catanzaro. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Shafer, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 97, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1917, No. 2059, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Effie Leslie, a minor, by her father and next friend, Levi Leslie, and Levi Leslie in his own right, v. Samuel Catanzaro. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Shafer, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgmeñt for plaintiff, Effie Leslie, for $51,500 and for defendant as to Levi Leslie: see 68 Pitts. L. J. 28; 11 Municipal L. R. 179. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was refusal of judgment for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sadler,
Plaintiff brought an action to recover damages for injuries sustained in a collision between the sled on which she was coasting and the automobile of defendant. Her statement of claim averred negligence in the running of the car without lights, and at an excessive speed, and charged, as well, careless operation of the motor. As to the first two complaints, no evidence was offered, and, if the verdict of the jury in favor of the plaintiff is to be upheld, it must be justified by the testimony submitted, and the inferences to be drawn therefrom, that the defendant…
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