Legal Opinion

Seburn v. Luzerne & Carbon County Motor Transit Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 12, 1959No. Appeals, Nos. 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, and 371PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Bell,

This is an appeal from a judgment of nonsuit.

A nonsuit can be granted only in a clear case. In considering the entry or removal of a compulsory non-suit, it is hornbook law that “plaintiffs must be given the benefit of all the favorable testimony and every reasonable inference of fact arising therefrom; and all conflicts therein must be resolved in their favor: Parker v. McCrory Stores Corp., 376 Pa. 122, 101 A. 2d 377; Lewis v. Quinn, 376 Pa. 109, 101 A. 2d 382.”: Finnin v. Neubert, 378 Pa. 40, 41, 42, 105 A. 2d 77.

In the light of these familiar rules, the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sherwood v. ElgartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  2. Sterling v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. Schofield v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  4. Lewis v. QuinnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Kite v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  2. Benson v. Penn Central Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Donaldson v. MaffucciSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  4. Mayer v. HemphillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Kirk v. Brentwood Manor Homes, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960

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