CERINO v. PHILADELPHIA


435 Pa. 355 (1969)

Cerino, Appellant, v. Philadelphia.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 9, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Esther R. Sylvester, with her Beasley, Albert, Hewson & Casey, for appellant.

Nicholas M. D'Alessandro, Assistant City Solicitor, with him Matthew W. Bullock, Jr., Second Deputy City Solicitor, and Edward G. Bauer, Jr., City Solicitor, for City of Philadelphia, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, October 9, 1969:

This is an appeal from the Judgment of the Court of Common Pleas entered for defendant non obstante veredicto and after denial of the plaintiff's motion for a new trial.

In Firestone v. Schmehl, 420 Pa. 644, 218 A.2d 324, the Court said (page 646): "It is hornbook law that in considering a motion for judgment n.o.v. the evidence must be considered in the light most favorable...

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