Eigenbrodt v. Williamsport
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 11, Feb. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lycoming Co., March T., 1909, No. Ill, on verdict for plaintiffs, in case of Mary H. Eigenbrodt et al. v. City of Williamsport. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Hart, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for Mary H. Eigenbrodt for $660 and for John H. Eigenbrodt for $341.25. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 11, Feb. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lycoming Co., March T., 1909, No. Ill, on verdict for plaintiffs, in case of Mary H. Eigenbrodt et al. v. City of Williamsport. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Hart, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for Mary H. Eigenbrodt for $660 and for John H. Eigenbrodt for $341.25. Defendant appealed. Error assigned among others was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
This action is brought by Mary H. Eigenbrodt and her husband to recover damages for injuries suffered by the former in a fall, alleged to have been caused by negligence of the defendant. The statement filed by plaintiff averred negligence of the defendant in constructing and maintaining a sidewalk which was unsafe, “by reason of an abrupt descent in said sidewalk of about twelve inches.” There was a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the court below, and the city of Williamsport appeals.
The evidence disclosed that Railway street and Hancock street were unpaved, that…
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- Philadelphia & Reading R. R. v. SchertleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
- Hendrickson v. Chester CitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Rotsell v. Borough of WarrenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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- Prettyman v. Trenton Transportation Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1920