Legal Opinion

Straus v. Rahn (Et Al.)

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 27, 1935No. Appeal, 171PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Plaintiff sued to recover damages, on behalf of herself and her minor children, for the alleged negligent killing of her husband and their father on a public highway, by an automobile driven by the defendant Douglass Rahn, who, it was alleged, was then and there acting as the agent, servant or employee of the other defendant Perry Rahn, as to whom, however, plaintiff, thereafter suffered a voluntary nonsuit. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of Douglass Rahn, the other defendant, but the court below in banc, on motion of plaintiff, granted a new trial, whereupon Douglass Rahn…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Class & Nachod Brewing Co. v. GiacobelloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  2. Fornelli v. Penna. R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  3. Coolbroth v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Hodgson v. BigelowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  2. Giannone v. RealeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. Alcaro v. Jean Jordeau, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
  4. Grimes v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  5. Reese v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

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