267 Pa. Super. 471 - Weitz v. Baurkot’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “On appeal from the entry of a compulsory nonsuit, an appellate court must “accept as true the facts presented by appellant, read the evidence in the light most favorable to the appellant and give the appellant the benefit of all reasonable inferences and deductions arising from such evidence.” Norton v. City of Easton, 249 Pa.Super. 520, 523 , 378 A.2d 417, 419 (1977). A compulsory nonsuit is proper “only in a clear case where the facts and circumstances lead unerringly to but one conclusion.” Paul v. Hess Brothers, Inc., 226 Pa.Super. 92, 94 , 312 A.2d 65, 66 (1973). Where the trial court has found contributory negligence as a matter of law, that negligence must be “so clearly revealed that there is no room for reasonable disagreement as to its existence.” Lavely v. Wolota, 253 Pa.Super. 196, 202 , 384 A.2d 1298, 1302 (1978). If there is room for fair and reasonable minds to differ in their conclusion regarding the plaintiff’s conduct, the issue must be submitted to the jury. DeGregoris v. Stockwell Rubber Co., 235 Pa.Super. 71 , 340 A.2d 570 (1975).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Landy v. Romeo