Davies v. McKnight
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County
No. 244 October Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 171 July Term 1890, C. P. No. 2. To the first Monday of May, 1890, Caroline Davies, in her own right as widow of Robert Davies, deceased, and for the use and benefit of John Davies and others, minor children of said .deceased, brought trespass against Felix McKnight, Bridget McKnight, James Quinn and Peter Quinn, to recover damages for the death of said Robert Davies, caused, as was averred, by the unlawful and negligent…
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No. 244 October Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 171 July Term 1890, C. P. No. 2. To the first Monday of May, 1890, Caroline Davies, in her own right as widow of Robert Davies, deceased, and for the use and benefit of John Davies and others, minor children of said .deceased, brought trespass against Felix McKnight, Bridget McKnight, James Quinn and Peter Quinn, to recover damages for the death of said Robert Davies, caused, as was averred, by the unlawful and negligent selling, giving and furnishing by the defendant Felix McKnight, and by the other defendants acting as his employees, of…
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Curiam :
The important question upon the trial below was, whether the liquor furnished Robert Davies by the appellants was the proximate cause of his death. This was a question of fact which could not have been withdrawn from the jury in the face of the evidence. There was testimony on the part of the plaintiff tending to prove that Robert Davies left defendants’ saloon on Friday night, October 25, 1889, very much intoxicated, in part, at least, the result of liquor furnished by them; that he was obliged to lean upon the arm of Frederick Turnbull, being unable to walk alone; that, when…
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