Connelly v. Pittsburg Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 150, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny County, March T., 1907, No. 690, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Sadie Connelly v. Pittsburg Railways Company. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Brown, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict for plaintiff for $8,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned among others was refusal to withdraw a juror.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
We are of opinion that the second assignment of error *367must be sustained and the judgment be reversed with a venire. Counsel for appellee in his argument to the jury-said, inter alia: “Now, how much will she lose in the future? Do you think she will ever get fit for work? Remember almost four years have passed. If she did not get better in that time, she never will. She is twenty-nine years of age. The life tables use eighty as a basis. She has an expectancy of twenty-five years. Suppose she only makes $600 during the balance of the time. There is something like…
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- Hollinger v. York Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
- Wagner v. Hazle TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
- Reese v. HersheySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
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- Dougherty v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
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