Legal Opinion

Athas v. Fort Pitt Brewing Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 12, 1936No. Appeal, 196PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaeeer,

This case has been tried three times. On each occasion the verdict has been in plaintiff’s favor in varying amounts. Called upon to review the third trial, we are required to give consideration to some of the testimony in the other two, and to depositions taken after the last one, in support of defendant’s motion for a new trial, in which it is charged that the recovery is based upon testimony which is false.

As the alleged false testimony relates to a single factor in the case, the identification of a truck belonging to defendant, it will not be necessary to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GardnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  2. Deater v. Penn Machine Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. NobleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. Commonwealth v. BarnesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. StokesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  4. Kvaternik v. YochimSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Kuzma v. KuzmaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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