Williams v. F. & W. Grand Five, Ten & Twenty-Five Cent Stores, Inc.

Citations

• 273 Pa. 131
• 116 A. 652
• 1922 Pa. LEXIS 532

Syllabus

<p>Trespass for assault — Principal and agent — Assault of private detective — Department store.</p> <p>1. In an action against the proprietor of a department store for a physical assault committed on plaintiff while in the store under arrest for an alleged theft, a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff will be sustained where the evidence shows that the assault was committed by an operative of a private detective agency employed by defendant, that defendant’s manager was present at the time of the assault when plaintiff was being examined as to the theft, and that he stood by without lending her any protection.</p> <p>Appeals — Verdict—Review—View favorable to appellee.</p> <p>2. Where a verdict is sustained by the trial court, the record, on appeal, will be viewed, from every standpoint, in a light most favorable to appellee.</p> <p>Appeals — Statement of questions involved.</p> <p>3. The appellate court will not consider questions sought to be raised before it, where such questions are unsuggested in the statement of questions involved.</p>