BALK et al. v. FORD MOTOR CO.


446 Pa. 137 (1971)

Balk et al., Appellants, v. Ford Motor Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Paul Curran, for appellant.

Stephen J. McEwen, Jr., with him Joseph P. Mylotte, and McEwen, McEwen and Mylotte, for appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE POMEROY, December 20, 1971:

This is an appeal by James B. Balk, one of the two plaintiffs, from an order opening a default judgment against appellee Ed Morrow Ford, Inc., trading as Robin Ford, and decreeing a new trial because of excessiveness of the verdict.

The relevant facts are as follows: Plaintiff was injured on September 14, 1966 when the Ford automobile he was driving, owned by his father...

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