REED v. KINNIK


389 Pa. 143 (1957)

Reed, Appellant, v. Kinnik.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 3, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avra N. Pershing, Jr., with him Henry B. Waltz, Jr., for appellant.

B. Patrick Costello, with him Smith, Best & Horn, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO, ARNOLD, JONES and COHEN, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE CHIDSEY, June 3, 1957:

The major question raised by this appeal is whether a party to a civil proceeding has an absolute right to have the jury polled after its verdict has been announced and affirmed in open court, or has only a privilege to request a poll, subject to the discretion of the trial judge.

The action arose out of a right-angled collision which occurred on the morning of September 20, 1954 in Ligonier Borough, Westmoreland...

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