Moore v. Esso Standard Oil Co.

Moore v. Esso Standard Oil Co., 72 A.2d 117 (Pa. 1950)

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · State Highest Courts
Decided: March 20, 1950
Judges: Maxey, C.J., Drew, Linn, Stern, Stearne and Jones
Citations: 72 A.2d 117364 Pa. 3431950 Pa. LEXIS 361

Cited by 12 1 descriptions by later courts

Opinion

364 Pa. 343 (1950)

Moore, Exrx., Appellant,

Esso Standard Oil Company of Pennsylvania et al.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued January 12, 1950. March 20, 1950.

Before MAXEY, C.J., DREW, LINN, STERN, STEARNE and JONES, JJ.

*349 R. Winfield Baile, with him George W. Thompson, for appellant.

D. Malcolm Hodge, E.P. Balderston, Jr., and Hodge, Hodge & Balderston, for appellees, were not heard.

OPINION PER CURIAM, March 20, 1950:

The judgment of the court below is affirmed on the opinion of Judge SWENEY.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 1 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(so called ‘presumption of due care’ actually shifts to the defendant burden of introducing evidence and persuading jury on issue of plaintiff’s contributory negligence.)

Gregory v. Atl. Ref. Co., 137 A.2d 450 (Pa. 1958)

Cited by 12 cases

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Kotal v. Goldberg100 A.2d 630 (Pa. 1953)
McGuire v. McCollum116 A.2d 897 (Del. Super. Ct. 1955)
Edward W. Eichmann, Administrator of the Estate of Harry J. Lobnitz, Jr., Deceased v. Richard P. Dennis347 F.2d 978 (3d Cir. 1965)
Condo v. Caris386 A.2d 112 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1978)
Gregory v. Atlantic Refining Co.137 A.2d 450 (Pa. 1958)
Yandrich v. Radic435 A.2d 226 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981)

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Bressler v. YOGURT573 A.2d 562 (Pa. 1990)
Yandrich v. Radic453 A.2d 304 (Pa. 1982)
Yandrich v. Radic435 A.2d 226 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981)
Condo v. Caris386 A.2d 112 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1978)
Edward W. Eichmann, Administrator of the Estate of Harry J. Lobnitz, Jr., Deceased v. Richard P. Dennis347 F.2d 978 (3d Cir. 1965)
Paul Klink, Administrator of the Estate of Mona McCauley Deceased v. Nancy L. Harrison332 F.2d 219 (3d Cir. 1964)

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