Legal Opinion

Reese v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 3, 1939No. Appeal, 191PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

This is an appeal from an order granting a new trial. In the original opinion, the trial judge, speaking for the court en banc, stated that, of the thirteen reasons advanced by defendant in support of its motion for new trial, the one possessing real merit Avas “the variance between allegata et probata.” Upon reargument, the court en banc refused to disturb its original order awarding a retrial and assigned as further reason for its action: “There are a number of things in this case which as the Court viewed it then and as it is still viewed, which though no one of them standing…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Frank, Admr. v. BayukSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Girard Trust Co. v. George v. Cresson Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  3. Straus v. Rahn (Et Al.)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  4. Cleveland Worsted Mills Co. v. Myers-Jolesch Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  5. Andrzejewski v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Stevenson v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Bellettiere v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Commonwealth v. PowellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. ChopakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. DolanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

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