Ahern v. Melvin
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 270, Oct. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1900, No. 290, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Julia Ahern v. Frederick J. Melvin. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Willson, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,000. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
W. D. Porter, J.,
The only ruling of the learned court below which is assigned for error is the refusal to give a binding instruction in favor of the defendant. The contention of the appellant is that there was no evidence from which a jury ought to have been permitted to infer negligence on the part of defendant or his servants. The defendant was the proprietor of the Hotel Han*465over, the rear portion of which abutted on the south side of Appletree street. Each floor of the hotel, above the first, had, upon that side of the building, a narrow balcony, constructed of iron in the manner…
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