Legal Opinion

Henn v. Pittsburgh

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 2, 1941No. Appeals, 111 and 112PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stern,

The wife plaintiff, Flora M. Henn, walking along the sidewalk in front of No. 413 Curtin Street, Pittsburgh, stepped into a hole and was thrown and injured. In this suit, brought by her and her husband against the city to recover damages, they obtained judgments from which defendant appeals on the ground that the place and cause of the accident were not adequately defined by plaintiffs’ testimony, and that the defect in the pavement was not great enough to impose liability on the municipality.

Neither of these contentions can be sustained.

Mrs. Henn testified: “I had…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. German v. McKeesport City (Et Al.)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  2. Davis v. PotterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. McGlinn v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  4. Emmey v. Stanley Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  5. Kuntz v. PittsburghSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Reinoso, G. v. Heritage Warminster SPESuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Mull v. IckesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Parker v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1953
  4. Bosack v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Breskin v. 535 Fifth AvenueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

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