Legal Opinion

Redmond v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 7, 1937No. Appeal, 90PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

In this action to recover damages for personal injuries it is not necessary to state any of the facts out of which the suit grows, because the only question submitted to us by plaintiff, appellant, is whether there was misconduct on the part of a juror in the case warranting the granting of a new trial and whether its refusal constitutes an abuse of discretion by the court below.

The allegation is that one of the jurors early in the course of the trial expressed himself as being favorable to one of defendants, the Pittsburgh Railways Company, and stated that he…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Friedman v. Ralph Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  2. Hostetler v. KniseleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KravitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  2. Commonwealth v. PatrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Commonwealth v. Judge SmartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Darcy v. ClaudySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. Commonwealth, Department of General Services v. United States Mineral Products Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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