Legal Opinion

Manegold v. Quinn

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 3, 1911No. Appeal, No. 212PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal, No. 212, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., Dec. T., 1908, No. 49, for plaintiff non obstante veredicto in case of F. A. Manegold v. Michael C. Quinn. Replevin for a piano. Before Endlich, J. At the trial the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Error, assigned was in entering judgment for plaintiff n. o. v.

1Opinion of the Court

On a motion for judgment for plaintiff non obstante veredicto Endlich, P. J., filed the following opinion:

At the trial, there being no facts in dispute, plaintiff asked for binding instructions in his favor. The request was declined, a verdict directed for defendant, and a rule for judgment for plaintiff upon the whole record, notwithstanding the verdict, granted. Since under the Act of April 22, 1905, P. L. 286, such a judgment may be entered: Murphey v. Greybill, 34 Pa. Superior Ct. 339, 343, 334, the course adopted was unobjectionable: see Fisher v. Scharadin, 186 Pa. 565.

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Esterly Machine Co. v. SpencerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
  2. Herdic v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
  3. Davis v. Davis, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montour County1889
  4. Fisher v. ScharadinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  5. Snyder v. BoringSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brunswick Corp. v. Key Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  2. Potts Dept. Store v. Lutz SweigartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  3. J.J. Pocock, Inc., to Use v. LevySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Peerless Soda Fountain Serv. Co. v. WalshSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  5. National Cash Register Co. v. Allen, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County1927

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