TOWNSEND v. PITTSBURGH


383 Pa. 453 (1956)

Townsend v. Pittsburgh, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 3, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Dadowski, with him J. Frank McKenna, Jr., for appellant.

Wallace E. Edgecombe, for appellee.

A.H. Rosenberg, with him Rosenberg & Rosenberg, for appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ARNOLD, January 3, 1956:

In this action of trespass for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff in a fall on a city street, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff against the city and for the city against the additional defendant, John A. Johnson & Sons, Inc. (herein called "Johnsons"). The court below refused the city's motions for judgment n.o.v. and new trial, but entered judgment n.o.v. for Johnsons.1...

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