FORCINAL v. PITTSBURGH RWYS. CO.


390 Pa. 421 (1957)

Forcinal, Appellant, v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 11, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William I. Crosby, with him Henry E. Rea, Jr., John A. Metz, Jr. and Metz, Cook, Hanna & Kelly, for appellant.

Leo Daniels, with him James A. Geltz and Prichard, Lawler & Geltz, for appellee.

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


OPINION PER CURIAM, November 11, 1957:

This appeal comes before us from the refusal of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, en banc, to remove a compulsory nonsuit entered by the trial judge. After the introduction of plaintiff's evidence the trial judge entered the nonsuit because she found the plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

No useful purpose would be served by a detailed recital of the facts presented herein. After...

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