Legal Opinion
Ervin v. Pittsburgh
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 9, 1940No. Appeal, 109PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Commonwealth Trust Company of Pittsburgh, the assignee of the verdict rendered in this case by consent of counsel of the parties, in favor of the plaintiff and against the City of Pittsburgh, appealed from the order of the court below opening, vacating and setting aside the verdict.
On May 17, 1938, Mabel Ervin, the plaintiff, filed a suit in trespass against the City of Pittsburgh, alleging, inter alia, that on December 21, 1937, while crossing Shady Avenue at its intersection with Marchand Street in that city, she stepped into a hole or depression, was thrown to the ground, and sustained…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Breinig v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Margiotti v. Union Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Osborne v. Victor Dairies, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Civil City of Indianapolis v. Ostrom Realty & Construction Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1931
- Philadelphia v. Anderson, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1891
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Com., Dept. of Public Wel. v. Uec, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Lokay v. Lehigh Valley Cooperative Farmers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Grote TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- DeFrank v. COUNTY OF GREENECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Finnegan v. SCHOOL EMP. RETIREMENT BD.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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