Legal Opinion

Clark v. Pittsburgh

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 18, 1941No. Appeal, 111PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rhodes, J.,

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This is an appeal by the City of Pittsburgh from the judgment entered On a verdict in favor of plaintiff for damages sustained as the result of a fall on a sidewalk and the consequent injuries.

Defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v. having been ■overruled, it appealed, and assigns as error this action of the court below.'

Municipalities are not insurers against accidents; and it Avas an essential element of proof that plaintiff establish that defendant had actual or constructive notice of the particular defect which she alleged caused her injury.

In the absence of any…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lohr v. Philipsburg BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  2. Miller v. ErieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Dress v. HarrisburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  4. Taylor Et Ux. v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  5. Chase v. City of ErieSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1931

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Roslik v. PittsburghSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Shermam v. PittsburghSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

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