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Andrews v. Penn. R. R. Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 1940
11 A.2d 145 (Pa. 1940)

Opinion

January 10, 1940.

February 1, 1940.

Before SCHAFFER, C. J., MAXEY, DREW, LINN and PATTERSON, JJ.

Appeal, No. 285, Jan. T., 1939, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1937, No. 164, in case of Sam D. Andrews, by his father and next friend William Andrews, and by his mother and next friend Pisette Andrews, and the latter, in their own right, v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Judgment affirmed.

Trespass for personal injuries. Before ALESSANDRONI, J.

Verdict for minor plaintiff in sum of $6,500, and for parent plaintiffs in sum of $1,630.75, remitted in full, and judgment entered on verdict in favor of minor plaintiff. Defendant appealed.

Error assigned, among others, was refusal of judgment n. o.

Philip Price, of Barnes, Myers Price, for appellant.

Edward I. Weisberg, with him David N. Feldman, for appellee.


Argued January 10, 1940.


Defendant appeals from the refusal of judgment n. o. v. in an action of trespass. The appeal turns on facts to be found by a jury; no complaint is made of the instructions to the jury, which found facts supporting the verdict. The judgment is therefore affirmed.


Summaries of

Andrews v. Penn. R. R. Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 1940
11 A.2d 145 (Pa. 1940)
Case details for

Andrews v. Penn. R. R. Co.

Case Details

Full title:Andrews et al. v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Feb 1, 1940

Citations

11 A.2d 145 (Pa. 1940)
11 A.2d 145