Ragano v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Arnold,

Plaintiffs appeal from the order of the court below refusing to take off a compulsory nonsuit in this action of trespass for personal injuries suffered by the wife-plaintiff. Viewed in a light most favorable to the plaintiffs, the latter’s evidence established the following facts: About 9:00 P.M. on December 27, 1948, the automobile of one Ehland was legally parked in front of Kaufmann’s Department Store in the city of Pittsburgh. Ehland discovered that bis left rear tire was flat and went to the service station of the Socony Vacuum Oil Co. and asked the attendant…