Spangler v. Markley
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 4, March T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Adams Co., Aug. T., 1908, No. 165, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Samuel G. Spangler v. William D. Markley. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Swope, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for 8640. Defendant appealed. Error assioned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
In this action of trespass the plaintiff recovered a verdict of $640, as damages for injuries which were caused by the negligence of the defendant in operating his automobile on a public highway. The case was tried with great care in the court below, the plaintiff submitting fifteen requests for instructions, and the defendant twenty-four; of the latter, nineteen were affirmed, three were refused, and two were answered with a qualification, so that all the disputed questions, which were purely of fact, were submitted to the jury, to determine whether the defendant was…
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