Szawlinsky v. Campbell

Opinion by

Me. Justice Musmanno,

On December 14, 1956, Michael Szawlinsky, the plaintiff, was seriously injured when he was struck by an automobile belonging to Honey Campbell, the defendant. He brought suit against Campbell and recovered a verdict of |10,000. From the trial court’s refusal to enter judgment n.o.v. or a new trial, the defendant appealed to this Court.

The defendant argues here that the plaintiff’s verdict may not be sustained because he was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. In Metro v. Long Transportation Company, 387 Pa. 354, we affirmed the following…