Hanlon v. Sorenson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Judge:
Appellants, Bernard and Martha Hanlon, Jr., commenced this action in trespass on March 21, 1977, to recover damages for injuries incurred in a motor vehicle accident. On October 3, 1978 a jury verdict was entered in favor of appellee, Norman Sorenson, the driver of the subject vehicle. Appellants filed a timely motion for a new trial, alleging errors in the trial judge’s charge to the jury.1 Appellants’ motion was *271denied, judgment was entered June 19, 1978 and this appeal ensued.2 For the following reasons we hold the trial court’s order to be error and remand for a new trial.
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