Miller v. Cohen
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal No. 66, July T., 1895, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia County, March T., 1893, No. 809, on verdict for plaintiff. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Bbégy, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Defendant’s points were among others as follows: 9. There is no evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant or his son.
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Appeal No. 66, July T., 1895, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia County, March T., 1893, No. 809, on verdict for plaintiff. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Bbégy, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Defendant’s points were among others as follows: 9. There is no evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant or his son. Answer : I refuse. [1] 10. There is evidence of contributory negligence upon the part of the plaintiff. Ansiver: I refuse. [2] 11. Under all the evidence in the case the jury should find for the defendant. Answer : I…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
On the 17th of August, 1892, the defendant, his son Myer, then fifteen years of age, his daughter Sophie, and her friend, Miriam Sailer, went horseback riding in Fairmount Park; in the course of their ride, they followed the park drive on east side of the Schuylkill; on the same drive, coming towards the city and meeting them, were plaintiff and his friend, William L. Collins, in a light one-horse buggy; the horse and buggy belonged to Collins, who had invited plaintiff to ride with him into the city; on their way, in front of them, going in the same *491direction, was…
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