Weismiller Et Vir. v. Farrell

Opinion by

Reno, J.,

Plaintiffs, husband and wife, instituted trespass to recover damages for injuries sustained by the wife plaintiff on the evening of February 16, 1940, when she tripped upon a ridge of ice, concealed by a layer of snow, covering the sidewalk in front of defendants’ property in Pittsburgh. Verdicts were returned for the wife for $1,000, and the husband for $130. The court below entered judgment for defendants n.o.v., holding that the injured plaintiff was contributorily negligent as a matter of law, because she knew that the condition of the sidewalk was dangerous, and…