Hunt v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1907, No. 2,490, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Howard A. Hunt v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Kinsey, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court, and by the former report of the case in 224 Pa. 604. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $8,000. Defendant appealed.
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Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1907, No. 2,490, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Howard A. Hunt v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Kinsey, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court, and by the former report of the case in 224 Pa. 604. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $8,000. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
February 21, 1910:
This action was tried before a jury and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. The trial judge refused binding instructions for the defendant company but the court in banc, on motion of counsel, subsequently entered judgment for the defendant under the Act of April 22, 1905, P. L. 286. The plaintiff appealed and assigned as error the granting of defendant’s motion for judgment non obstante veredicto. The judgment was reversed by this court, and the trial court was directed to enter judgment upon the verdict: Hunt v. Philadelphia & Reading…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Keck v. Philadelphia & Reading RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Kelly v. Union Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Hunt v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909