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· 1/17/1900

McCabe v. City of Philadelphia

Citations

  • 12 Pa. Super. 383
  • 1900 Pa. Super. LEXIS 250

Syllabus

<p>Charge of court — Inadequate presentation — Review of testimony — Reversible error.</p> <p>Where facts are reviewed there should be such a presentation of them as will give the jury a fair and adequate understanding of both sides of the case.</p> <p>Where the emphasis in the charge was decidedly upon the plaintiffs’ side of the case, while that of the defendant was minimized if not ignored, it is not such a presentation of the case to the jury as the defendant was entitled to.</p>

Judges: Beaveb, Beaver, Beeber, Oready, Porter, Rice, Smith

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