Legal Opinion

Jones v. Wildes

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 27, 1822PublishedCited by 3 opinions

In Error. ALL that is material in this case, which came before 9 the Court on a bill of exceptions, accompanying a writ or error, from the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia, will be found in the opinion of the Court, 1 7 r 7 which was delivered by

1Opinion of the Court

Gibson. J.

Whether the evidence, if believed, were sufficient to make out a. case on which the plaintiff below could recover, we are, from the manner in which it is stated *n exceptions, unable to say. Possibly it was nots: but it may have been so, and the question is, whether the Court gave a binding direction as to matters of fact ? When the evidence was closed on both sides, the defendant moved for a non-suit, to which the plaintiff refused to submit j and, insisting on his right to go to the jury, prayed a direction, that on the whole case the law was with him. This was refused by the…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Sidwell v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1830
  2. Rhodes v. FrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1837
  3. Spangler v. HummerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1832

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