Hartman v. Reading & Pottsville Railroad

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Hartman v. Reading & Pottsville Railroad

13 A. 774, 10 Sadler 257, 22 Week. No. 84, 1888 Pa. LEXIS 1035

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedApril 30, 1888

DocketNo. 174

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Hartman v. Reading & Pottsville Railroad, 13 A. 774, 10 Sadler 257, 22 Week. No. 84, 1888 Pa. LEXIS 1035 (Pa. 1888).

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Per Curiam :

"We cannot discover anything in the assignments of error which requires a reversal of this case. Undoubtedly, when a jury have viewed and examined the premises, their own observation, as the learned judge well said, is just as good as that of any of the witnesses, and while they are not to disregard the testimony produced on the trial, they are, nevertheless, not required to repudiate the evidence of their own senses.

The judgment is affirmed.

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Per Curiam :

"We cannot discover anything in the assignments of error which requires a reversal of this case. Undoubtedly, when a jury have viewed and examined the premises, their own observation, as the learned judge well said, is just as good as that of any of the witnesses, and while they are not to disregard the testimony produced on the trial, they are, nevertheless, not required to repudiate the evidence of their own senses.

The judgment is affirmed.

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