Legal Opinion

Zoni v. Mut. Life Ins. Co. of N.Y.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 16, 1943No. Appeal, 43PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

This appeal by defendant is from an order of the court below granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

An action in assumpsit was brought to recover total and permanent disability benefits alleged to be due under an insurance policy. The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant. The court in banc then granted plaintiff’s motion.

It is a well established rule that such an order is not reviewable unless the court below makes it clearly appear that the reasons particularly set forth in its opinion are the only ones which move it to award a new trial. Culver et al. v.…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Pezzulli v. D'AmbrosiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  2. Class & Nachod Brewing Co. v. GiacobelloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  3. Pennsylvania Railroad v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. Cooper v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  5. Patterson v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Daset Mining Corp. v. Industrial Fuels Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Peiffer v. LedererSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Chavez v. Continental InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
  4. Mutschler Bros. v. SwihartIndiana Court of Appeals · 1955

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