Keinath v. Bullock
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 295, Jan. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Erie Co., Feb. T., 1919, No. 237, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Anna Keinath v. George Bullock, Receiver of the Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Co. Trespass for death of plaintiff’s son. Before Rossiter, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $2,000. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 295, Jan. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Erie Co., Feb. T., 1919, No. 237, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Anna Keinath v. George Bullock, Receiver of the Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Co. Trespass for death of plaintiff’s son. Before Rossiter, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $2,000. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were refusal of binding instructions for defendant and judgment n. o. v., quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Plaintiff sued to recover damages for the death of her son from injuries received in a collision between one of defendant’s cars and an automobile in which deceased was riding as an invited guest. The trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff; a rule for judgment non obstante veredicto was discharged, and judgment entered on the verdict, from which defendant appealed. The errors alleged are refusal of binding instructions for defendant and subsequent refusal to enter judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto. While the testimony as to the manner in which the…
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