Mason v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 184, Jan. T., 1902, by defendant, from judgment of C. F. No. 3, Piula» Co., Dec. T., 1896, No. 1092, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of George R. Mason v. Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Finletter, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court entered a compulsory nonsuit which it subsequently refused to take off. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Potteb,
The error assigned in this case is the entry of a compulsory nonsuit by the trial judge, and the refusal to take it off.
Plaintiff was injured by slipping into an open gutter, which was formed by two parallel lines of curbing, set about ten inches apart. The inner line was the ordinary curbstone at the edge of the sidewalk. The outer line was so placed as to support the raised grade of the street, at that point, which had there been suitably arranged for a driveway, or entrance from the street into a stable. The method of construction used was an ordinary and usual…
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