Legal Opinion

Fahringer v. Rinehimer

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 5, 1980No. 537PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

This appeal is from an order denying a motion for judgment n. o. v. or new trial. The action is for personal injury and was tried before a jury. Appellants argue 1) that the lower court erred by failing to find as a matter of law that appellee was precluded from recovery because of contributory negligence and assumption of the risk; 2) that they were unfairly prejudiced by the court’s admission into evidence of a photograph of appellee’s injury; and 3) that the verdict was excessive.

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In considering a motion for judgment n. o. v. we must view the evidence, together with the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. FLICKINGER ESTATE v. RitskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Skoda v. West Penn Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Commonwealth v. DickersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  4. Costa v. LairSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Nyce v. MuffleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Washburn v. Beatt Equipment Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1992
  2. City of Philadelphia v. Stepan Chemical Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Fish v. GosnellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Berman v. Radnor Rolls, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. McDevitt v. Terminal Warehouse Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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