Legal Opinion

Sweeny v. Bonafiglia

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 23, 1961No. Appeal, 295PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Eagen,

The plaintiff-appellant sued the defendant-appellee for personal injuries and property damage resulting from an automobile collision. The jury trial resulted in a verdict for the defendant. The lower court denied a new trial. From the judgment entered upon the verdict, this appeal was filed.

The collision occurred about ten o’clock in the morning on April 7, 1956, at the right-angled intersection of Wheatsheaf Lane and Aramingo Avenue in the City of Philadelphia. The defendant’s automobile was proceeding south on Aramingo Avenue which is seventy-two feet wide from…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Keefer v. ByersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  2. Giorgianni v. DiSanzoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Ferrer v. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Stewart v. MottsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Tindall v. FriedmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  4. Lockhart v. ListSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. United States Ex Rel. Burgess v. LindseyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975

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