Hollis v. United States Glass Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 118, Oct. T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1905, No. 1,185, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaret A. M. Hollis v. United States Glass Company. Trespass to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $4,500. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 118, Oct. T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1905, No. 1,185, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaret A. M. Hollis v. United States Glass Company. Trespass to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $4,500. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were (1) in refusing binding instructions for defendant, and (2) in refusing to withdraw a juror and continue the case because of the remarks of plaintiff’s counsel quoted in the opinion of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
It has been earnestly argued by the learned counsel for the appellant that the case should have been withdrawn from the jury because there was a failure to prove that the defendant had not done all that was required of it to make the place of work safe, according to the usage and custom of the business in which it was engaged, and because the plaintiff’s husband assumed an obvious risk connected with his work and arising from it, of which he had full knowledge. A careful examination of the testimony leads us to the conclusion that this contention cannot be sustained…
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