Brown v. Winelander
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 215 and 216, October T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court of Philadelphia, January T., 1919, Nos. 564 and 565, on verdict for plaintiff in case of George B. Harris et al., and Reynolds D. Brown et al. v. Max Winelander. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Knowles, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeals, Nos. 215 and 216, October T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court of Philadelphia, January T., 1919, Nos. 564 and 565, on verdict for plaintiff in case of George B. Harris et al., and Reynolds D. Brown et al. v. Max Winelander. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Knowles, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for plaintiff, George B. Harris, for $227.50; Marianne P. Harris for $300; Reynolds D. Brown for $347.80, and Delia B. Brown for $800, and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were refusal to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, J.,
Two assignments of error have been filed in this appeal. The first is to the refusal of the court below to direct a verdict in favor of the defendant; the second, to the action of the court in permitting, after verdict, an amendment to the plaintiffs’ statement increasing the amount of damages claimed.
1. The facts in evidence as presented by the plaintiffs were briefly as follows: The plaintiff, Delia Brown, on the morning of October 31, 1918, was being taken to school, with several companions, in her uncle’s motor car, which was driven by her cousin, Joseph Harris, a…
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