Legal Opinion

McGlinn v. Philadelphia

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 29, 1936No. Appeal, 425PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Appellant was walking south on the west side of Fifth Street and, as she neared the curb at the comer of Clear-field Street, a delivery cart appeared directly in her path. She stepped aside to let it pass and fell. She described her fall thus: “I stepped aside to the left, and as I did that, I — my foot sank into something and threw me down, and I rolled over on my side. .. . Then I tried to raise myself. , . . I reached back with my right hand to help me along to get up, and my hand sank into this and there was a projection there and I knew that was what threw me. . . The only…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Burns v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  2. Williams v. KozlowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  3. McIntyre v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. German v. McKeesport City (Et Al.)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  2. Harrison Et Vir. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  3. Mull v. IckesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  4. Davis v. PotterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  5. Bosack v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963

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