Hartman v. Reading Wood Pulley Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 152, Oct. T., 1908, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., June T., 1906, No. 63, on verdict for plaintiff in case of John A. Hartman v. Reading Wood Pulley Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Endlich, J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 152, Oct. T., 1908, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., June T., 1906, No. 63, on verdict for plaintiff in case of John A. Hartman v. Reading Wood Pulley Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Endlich, J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,500, with interest from April 19, 1907., Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant, and in discharging rule for judgment in favor of defendant non obstante veredicto upon the whole record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
On April 17, 1907, a verdict was found by the jury in favor of the plaintiff for $1,500. A few days thereafter a motion for *589judgment n. o. v. was filed, which was discharged June 20,1908, and, upon the thirtieth of the same month, the verdict fee was paid and “judgment entered on verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $1,500, with interest from April 19,1907.”
If the interest had been included with the verdict, the judgment would have exceeded $1,500 and would have been beyond the jurisdiction of this court. The question of jurisdiction under the facts as stated…
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