House v. Cox
House v. Cox
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Defendant appeals from a judgment entered in favor of Robert C. House, arising from personal injuries to Mrs. House in an automobile accident. The assignments are not in accord with our rules and will not be considered seriatim. Appellant urges that the evidence disclosed two probable causes for the accident: (1) that plaintiffs’ driver was startled by the sudden passing of defendant’s car and lost control of the wheel, resulting in his car upsetting, and (2) that defendant’s car struck plaintiffs’ car in passing, forcing control of the steering wheel from plaintiffs’ driver; that we should apply the doctrine of Alexander v. Pa. Water Co., 201 Pa. 252, and cognate cases, that the jury should not be permitted to guess the
The objections to the charge and the court’s refusal of a new trial, are without merit. The jury was told that-' in determining the weight of the testimony it should consider the interests of the parties. The majority of the material evidence having been given by numerous interested parties on both sides, we see no necessity for a more minute discussion by the court.
The judgment is affirmed.
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