Snyder v. Longmead Iron Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 195, Jan. Term, 1914, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., Oct. Term, 1911, No. 84, refusing to take off non-suit in case of Joseph Snyder v. Longmead Iron Co. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Weand, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The lower court entered a nonsuit which on motion it subsequently refused to take off.
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Appeal, No. 195, Jan. Term, 1914, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., Oct. Term, 1911, No. 84, refusing to take off non-suit in case of Joseph Snyder v. Longmead Iron Co. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Weand, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The lower court entered a nonsuit which on motion it subsequently refused to take off. Plaintiff appealed. ■Errors assigned were, inter alia, the refusal of the court to take off the nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The court below entered a nonsuit, which it subsequently refused to take off, and the plaintiff has appealed. The appellant states five questions involved; but the consideration of only two of them is necessary to the decision of this case, i. e., (1) “Was the negligence of the defendant legally established?” (2) “Was the plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law in performing the action resulting in the injury in an obviously dangerous manner when there was known to him a safe method of performance?”
Joseph Snyder, the plaintiff, was…
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