McBride v. William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 51, Oct. T., 1911, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1905, No. 907, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles McBride, a minor, by his father and next friend, James McBride, and James McBride in his own right v. The William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Barratt, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 51, Oct. T., 1911, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1905, No. 907, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles McBride, a minor, by his father and next friend, James McBride, and James McBride in his own right v. The William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Barratt, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for Charles McBride for $1,000, and for James McBride for $50.00. Defendant appealed. Error assigned among others was in refusing…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in an action for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the defendant. The official report of the trial shows that at the conclusion of the judge’s charge the defendant excepted to the refusal of its point for binding direction, but it does not appear that an exception was taken to the charge. Subsequently, a verdict having been rendered in the plaintiffs’ favor, the defendant moved for judgment non obstante veredicto, under the Act of April 22, 1905, P. L. 286. The first, fourth and…
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- Schneider v. Philadelphia Quartz Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Hughes v. Fayette Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906