Legal Opinion

White v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 2, 1938No. Appeals, 138 and 139PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

Appellant (defendant below) complains that the charge of the court was inadequate. Appellant made no request for more specific instructions and took no exception to the failure of the trial judge to charge the jury as it now contends he should have.

The assignment of error is that the charge was insufficient and inadequate; that it did not properly call to the attention of the jurors the difference between interested and disinterested testimony; and that it slurred over the strong points of the defense.

The action was in trespass for personal injuries which resulted in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RazmusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
  2. Patterson v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Reznor Manufacturing Co. v. Bessemer & Lake Erie RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
  4. Reeves v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
  5. Foley v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WALKERSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  2. D'Allura v. PerriSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  3. Zoni v. Mut. Life Ins. Co. of N.Y.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  4. Gontarski v. GrzybSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

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