Legal Opinion
Dallas v. F.M. Oxford Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 13, 1989No. 3014 and 3114PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPOVICH, Judge:
The plaintiffs (Percy and Josephine Dallas) recovered a verdict for damages for personal injuries suffered by Mr. Dallas when he was struck by the doors closing on an elevator in the Oxford Valley One building in Langhome, Pennsylvania.
The court en banc denied motions for judgment n.o.v. and for a new trial by opinion, the judge who presided at the trial having resigned his office prior to ruling on post-verdict motions. The defendants 1 appeal from the judgment entered on the verdict and assign various errors to the lower court’s refusal to grant judgment n.o.v. and/or a new…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Smith v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- The Tj HooperCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Neville Chemical Company v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Evans v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Lewis v. Coffing Hoist Div., Duff-NortonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by13 opinions
- McGonagle v. Union Fidelity Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Otis Elevator Co. v. TuerrDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Michael J. Tait and Monica Tait, His Wife v. Armor Elevator Company, and Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Birt v. Firstenergy Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Morello v. Kenco Toyota LiftDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2015
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