Legal Opinion

Holdsworth v. Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 5, 1939No. Appeals, 400 and 401PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

These two actions of trespass, tried together, to recover damages for personal injuries received by plaintiffs, in a collision between the automobile in which they were riding and another for the operation of which it is alleged defendant is responsible, resulted in verdicts for plaintiffs. Defendant moved for judgments notwithstanding the verdicts and for a new trial, which the court refused, and it brings these appeals.

The main question is a narrow one, whether the driver of the automobile, which was owned by him and not by defendant, was in such relation to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Wesolowski v. John Hancock Mutual Life Ins.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  2. Gittelman v. Hoover CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  3. Heinrich v. Pict. Rev. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Cusick Et Ux. v. HutchisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. EleazerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
  2. Gozdonovic v. Pleasant Hills Realty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  3. Muroski v. HnathSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  4. Gittelman v. Hoover CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  5. Ferrell v. MartinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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