Fagan v. Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

Defendant has appealed from a judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff in an action of trespass for false arrest. The assignments, necessary to be considered, complain of the refusal to give binding instructions for the defendant and the failure to enter judgment n. o. v.

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, as it must be on this appeal, establishes the following facts: A strike was in progress at the Cover-dale mine of the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company, defendant. To secure employees, those willing to work were collected at the…