Ramsay v. Pottstown & Reading Street Railway Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 105, Oct. T., 1907, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., Dec. T., 1905, No. 80, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of Joseph H. Ramsey and Dorothy Ramsay, his wife, v. Potts-town & Reading Street Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiffs' son. Before Swartz, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 105, Oct. T., 1907, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., Dec. T., 1905, No. 80, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of Joseph H. Ramsey and Dorothy Ramsay, his wife, v. Potts-town & Reading Street Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiffs' son. Before Swartz, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for plaintiffs for $810. Judgment was subsequently entered for defendant non obstante veredicto. Error assigned was in entering judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
The jury having rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, the court below, after thoroughly reviewing the case, upon a motion for judgment non obstante veredicto, entered judgment for the defendant. This is the one alleged error of which the appellant complains.
In their history of the case, the plaintiffs state the facts as follows: “The car was a summer car without interior aisle, the seats crossing the car from side to side. It was midnight, the last trip, the car was late and at the curve where the injury occurred the wire was broken. The seats were filled, some…
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- Thane v. Scranton Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Bumbear v. United Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Bard v. Pennsylvania Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Harding v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Woodroffe v. Roxborough, Chestnut Hill & Norristown Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
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