Legal Opinion

Nickolls v. Personal Finance Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 8, 1936No. Appeal, 127PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

The husband and wife, plaintiffs, brought this action to recover damages from defendant for injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon the wife by one of defendant’s employees. It is charged that on July 17, 1932, when calling at her home on defendant’s business, defendant’s agent caused a screen door to strike her violently on the abdomen when she was pregnant and that this brought about three miscarriages, the first one on September 11, 1932, the second one on February 19, 1933, and the third on June 30, 1935. Defendant’s employee denied that he had caused…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Murphy v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Libengood v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Doran v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  3. Mucichuck v. John A. Eichleay, Jr., Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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