Ake v. City of Pittsburgh
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 106, Oct. T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny County, Dec. T., 1908, No. 142, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaret Ake v. City of Pittsburgh. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries causing the death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Davis, J. The opinion of the. Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 106, Oct. T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny County, Dec. T., 1908, No. 142, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaret Ake v. City of Pittsburgh. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries causing the death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Davis, J. The opinion of the. Supreme Court states the facts. At the trial a witness produced on behalf of the defendant was asked the following questions: “Question: If a person was driving a one-horse heavy spring wagon down that street, if he was driving it properly, tell us whether or not he could drive safely…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
Margaret Ake brought an action of trespass against the City of Pittsburgh to recover damages for the death of her husband. On July 20, 1908, at about six o’clock in the evening, the latter was driving a one-horse “spring-wagon,” such as is commonly used in the huckstering business, in a northerly direction on Sycamore street (a public thoroughfare running from the top of Mt. Washington down to Carson street in the City of Pittsburgh); when he reached Vinecliff street his wagon was overturned and he was thrown beneath it and killed. At the point where the…
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