Burton v. Morvay

Per Curiam,

This is an action in trespass for damages for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian struck by the truck of appellant while crossing Market Street in Union City, Pennsylvania, between intersections. The jury returned a verdict for appellant. This appeal is from the order of the court below granting appellee’s motion for a new trial.

We will not reverse the action of a lower court on the matter of a new trial except for a question of law assigned as the sole reason for its action or when such action amounts to a palpable abuse of discretion: Reese v. Pittsburgh Rys. Co., 336 Pa.…