DOUGHERTY v. PHILA. NAT. BANK


408 Pa. 342 (1962)

Dougherty, Appellant, v. Philadelphia National Bank.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

September 25, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Caiola, for appellants.

Desmond J. McTighe, with him Duffy, McTighe and McElhone, for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN and O'BRIEN, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE COHEN, September 25, 1962:

Appellants, P.J. Dougherty and Ruth V. Dougherty, his wife, brought an action in trespass against the defendant-appellee, Philadelphia National Bank (Bank), for personal injuries suffered by the wife as a result of a fall on the floor of Bank's office in Lansdale, Montgomery County.

The case was tried before a jury which returned a verdict of $5,000 for each appellant. Following a request for binding instructions...

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