Kaseman v. Borough of Sunbury
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 158, Jan. T., 1900, by plaintiff, from order of G. P. Northumberland Go., May T., 1899, No. 431, refusing to take off nonsuit, in case of Hannab E. Kaseman v. Borough of Sunbury. Trespass for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Mo. Clube, P. J., specially presiding. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court entered a compulsory nonsuit which it subsequently refused to take off.
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Appeal, No. 158, Jan. T., 1900, by plaintiff, from order of G. P. Northumberland Go., May T., 1899, No. 431, refusing to take off nonsuit, in case of Hannab E. Kaseman v. Borough of Sunbury. Trespass for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Mo. Clube, P. J., specially presiding. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court entered a compulsory nonsuit which it subsequently refused to take off. Error assigned among others was in refusing to take off non-suit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Mestbezat,
This was an action of trespass brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for the death of her husband caused by injuries sustained by falling into an opening in the embankment at the intersection of Penn street and Center alley in Sunbury.
The following facts were conceded or established by admittedly competent testimony. James Kaseman, the plaintiff’s husband, and D. W. Shipman, Esq., residents of Shamokin, went to Sunbury on June 21, 1898. They attended a social gathering that day, near Sunbury, and were together until the accident occurred which resulted in…
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