Devlin v. Baldwin Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 54, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1915, No. 2094, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Janet A. Devlin v. Baldwin Township. Trespass for personal injuries before Evans, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $5,127.50, and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The appellant is a township of the first class in Allegheny County. In walking over a boardwalk — a sidewalk which it was the duty of the township to maintain in a reasonably safe condition — the appellee fell, and for the injuries she sustained this action was brought. The sidewalk was admittedly in an unsafe condition, and appellee’s fall was caused thereby. On this appeal of the township from the judgment on the verdict in her favor, the sole question, as stated by counsel for appellant, is, was she guilty of contributory negligence in using the dangerous sidewalk in preference…
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- McManamon v. Hanover TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
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