Legal Opinion

Harris v. DeFelice

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 15, 1954No. Appeals, 277 and 278PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Chidsey,

This action in trespass was instituted by the plaintiff, Eugene N. Harris, to recover damages for injuries suffered by him when struck by defendant Attilo DeFelice’s automobile after alighting from the defendant Pittsburgh Railways Company’s street car. During the course of the trial a compulsory nonsuit was entered in favor of the corporate defendant. The jury failed to agree upon a verdict as to the individual defendant and was discharged. Following their discharge the plaintiff filed a motion to take off the judgment of compulsory nonsuit and the individual…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Carroll v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Ebersole v. BeistlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. O'Malley v. Laurel Line Bus Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  4. Grande v. Wooleyhan Transport Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  5. Watson v. Lit BrothersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Lombardo v. Gasparini Excavating Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  2. Auel v. WhiteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  3. Stevens v. Reading Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. Gatens v. VrabelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  5. Shuman v. NolfiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960

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