Sloan v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 264, Jan. T. 1910, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept. T. 1906, No. 5,020, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of John J. Sloan v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts of the case. Verdict for plaintiff for $14,638. Subsequently the court entered judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.
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Appeal, No. 264, Jan. T. 1910, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept. T. 1906, No. 5,020, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of John J. Sloan v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts of the case. Verdict for plaintiff for $14,638. Subsequently the court entered judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto. Error assigned was in entering judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
A former appeal in this case, reported in 225 Pa. 52, was from a judgment of nonsuit; here it is from a judgment for defendant non obstante. In a per curiam opinion in *334the former appeal we held that the plaintiff having affirmatively made out by testimony, which if believed showed a case clear of contributory negligence; whether it was rebutted or not by other testimony, was for the jury, and the judgment was accordingly reversed. Upon submission of the case in the latest trial, — it. has been tried three times,— after a charge pronouncedly favorable to the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Spisak v. Balt. & Ohio R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Baird v. PettitSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1872
- Sloan v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
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