Philadelphia Auburn-Cord Co. v. Shockcor

Per Curiam,

The question involved in this appeal is concisely stated by the appellee as follows:

“Does a judgment against the president of a corporation individually, in his action for personal injuries, bar a subsequent action by the corporation for the property damage it sustained in the same accident?”

The case is ruled in principle against the appellant by the decision of the Supreme Court in Woodburn v. Penna. Railroad Co., 294 Pa. 174, 144 A. 93. The court, in a per curiam opinion, there said: “Though the same defendant figures in both cases, yet, since the record tendered as evidence…