Herring v. Philadelphia

McDEVITT, J.,

— This case was heard before the Honorable John J. McDevitt, 3rd, and a jury from September 13 to 15, 1978. At the conclusion of trial, the jury entered a verdict of $20,000 in favor of plaintiff, Johnnie Herring, against the City of Philadelphia and St. John’s United Methodist Church, and a verdict of $2,857.15 in favor of his mother, Cynthia Herring, against the same defendants.

I. FACTS

The action arises out of injuries sustained by minor plaintiff on May 3, 1969, when a limb from a dead tree fell on him while he was playing on a vacant lot at 858 North Lawrence Street,…