Wagenbauer v. Schwinn, 361
| Court | United States State Supreme Court of Pennsylvania |
| Writing for the Court | MR. JUSTICE SCHAFFER: |
| Citation | 285 Pa. 128,131 A. 699 |
| Parties | Wagenbauer, Appellant, v. Schwinn |
| Decision Date | 04 January 1926 |
| Docket Number | 361 |
131 A. 699
285 Pa. 128
Wagenbauer, Appellant,
v.
Schwinn
No. 361
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
January 4, 1926
Argued: May 30, 1925
Appeal, No. 361, Jan. T., 1925, by plaintiff, from judgment of C.P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1922, No. 2488, on verdict for defendant, in case of Charles Wagenbauer v. George W. Schwinn. Affirmed.
Trespass for personal injuries. Before McMICHAEL, P.J.
The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed.
Errors assigned were various rulings and instructions, quoting record.
The judgment is affirmed.
George J. Edwards, Jr., with him Ralph S. Croskey, for appellant. -- There is no evidence in the case as to the law of New Jersey on this subject and the general rule applies that the law of another state involved in the trial of a cause will be presumed to be the same as the law of the forum, in the absence of evidence to the contrary: Cape May Real Estate Co. v. Henderson, 231 Pa. 82; Musser v. Stauffer, 178 Pa. 99; Roberts v. Baking Co., 283 Pa. 573.
It was error for the trial judge to charge that no presumption of negligence arose from the testimony as to unlawful speed: Fry v. Brubaker, 77 Pa.Super. 438; Drake v. Fenton, 237 Pa. 11; Shaffer v. Mowery, 265 Pa. 300; Stehle v. Machine Co., 225 Pa. 348; Jaras v. Wright, 263 Pa. 486; Rockett v. Phila., 256 Pa. 347.
This is what is commonly known as a "guest" case, in which cases the defendant owes plaintiff the duty of ordinary care: Cody v. Venzie, 263 Pa. 541, 546; Ferrell v. Solski, 278 Pa. 565, 567.
It was error for the trial judge to charge that the duty rested on plaintiff to keep his eyes ahead: McClung v. Cab Co., 252 Pa. 478; Washington v. Gulf Refining Co., 257 Pa. 157.
Layton M. Schoch, for appellee, cited: Ferrell v. Solski, 278 Pa. 565; Patton v. Traction Co., 132 Pa. 76; Hill v. Transit Co., 271 Pa. 232; Goldberg v. Friedrich, 279 Pa. 572; Roberts v. Baking Co., 283 Pa. 573; Allen v. R.R., 229 Pa. 97; Hogarty v. Ry., 255 Pa. 236; Greenwood v. R.R., 124 Pa. 572; Wade v. R.R., 220 Pa. 578; Dunlap v. Transit Co., 248 Pa. 130; Martin v. R.R., 265 Pa. 282.
Before MOSCHZISKER, C.J., FRAZER, WALLING, SIMPSON, KEPHART, SADLER and SCHAFFER, JJ.
OPINION
[285 Pa. 130] MR. JUSTICE SCHAFFER:
Defendant driving his own automobile in which plaintiff and others were guests on a ten-foot-wide bituminous road in the State of New Jersey with gravel and sand "shoulders"...
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