Legal Opinion

Luckett v. Reighard

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 11, 1915No. Appeal, No. 157PublishedCited by 39 opinions

Appeal, No. 157, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from, judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., First T., 1910, No. 415, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Robert Luckett v. Samuel S. Reighard, Charles A. Lytle and John W. Westhead, executors and trustees under the last will of D. P. Reighard, Deceased. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Swearingen, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $6,000 and judgment thereon.

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Appeal, No. 157, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from, judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., First T., 1910, No. 415, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Robert Luckett v. Samuel S. Reighard, Charles A. Lytle and John W. Westhead, executors and trustees under the last will of D. P. Reighard, Deceased. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Swearingen, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $6,000 and judgment thereon. Defendants appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing defendant’s motion for judgment non obstante veredicto.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Mestrezat,

This is an action to' recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff by being struck by an automobile on Center avenue at the corner of Melwood street, in the City of Pittsburgh, and was brought against D. P. Reighard. and another, formerly doing business as the Globe Garage and Repair Company which conducted a garage in Pittsburgh, Subsequently the name of the *26other party was stricken from the record and Mr. Reighard having died, his executors were substituted as defendants.

About ten o’clock on the evening of September 5, 1909, the plaintiff having…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Moon v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
  2. Firemen's Fund Insurance v. SchreiberWisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
  3. McCullough v. Railway Mail Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  4. Marcus v. Gimbel Bros.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
  5. Hannum v. PownallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898

3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Martin v. LillyIndiana Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Murray v. FrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  3. Maloy v. Rosenbaum Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  4. Scheel v. ShawSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  5. Forster v. Rogers Bros.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915

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