Legal Opinion

Smith v. Penn Federal Corp.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 27, 1934No. Appeal, 185PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

The appellants, husband and wife, sued defendant, operating a motion picture theatre in the City of Pittsburgh, to recover for injuries sustained by the wife in the theatre. The jury rendered a verdict for the defendant. The alleged negligence relied on was inadequate lighting in view of the construction of the theatre at the place of the accident. The questions of negligence and contributory negligence were submitted to the jury in a charge of which no complaint is made. The assignments of error complain that the verdict is against the evidence; that a model of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Graham v. Pennsylvania Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
  2. Hegarty v. BergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  3. Rose v. Adelphia HotelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  4. Closser v. Township of WashingtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  5. Graybill v. Pullman Motor Car Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1919

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Donaldson v. MaffucciSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  2. Lasell v. Tri-States Theatre Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  3. R. Richard Burchill v. Kearney-National Corporation, Inc., a Corporation v. Pennsylvania Electric Company, a Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
  4. Miller v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  5. Hardman v. Stanley Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

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