Legal Opinion

Spanko v. Spitalnick

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided February 19, 1925PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

This is the defendant’s appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff, entered upon the verdict of a jury, in an action brought to recover damages sustained by the plaintiff when struck by the defendant’s runaway automobile.

We a.re of the opinion that there is no merit -in the contention of the appellant that a nonsuit should have been granted or a verdict directed for the defendant on the ground that there was no evidence of negligence upon the part of the defendant.

We think there was such evidence.

At the trial the evidence tended to show that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. American Express Co. v. TerryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1915
  2. Oberg v. BergWashington Supreme Court · 1916

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Landrum v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
  2. Lomano v. Ideal Towel Supply Co.United States District Court · 1947

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