O'Malley v. Laurel Line Bus Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered in favor of defendant, under the authority of the Act of April 20, 1911, P. L. 70, after the jury had been discharged because of their failure to agree upon a verdict.
The judgment must be reversed. As it could only have been the result of a finding by the court below that the evidence in the case and the inferences therefrom, even when taken together in the light most favorable to plaintiff, would not justify a verdict and judgment in his favor, we must, in reviewing the conclusion reached, look at the case from the same…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hughes v. Pittsburgh Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Burrell Township v. UncapherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887
- Siever v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Lyons Et Ux. v. Pittsburgh Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Solomon v. Commonwealth Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
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- Coyne v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Staller v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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