City of Bradford v. Downs
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE MCKEAN COUNTY. No. 24 July Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 245 February Term 3885, C. P. On February 2, 1885, Thomas Downs brought an action in case against the city of Bradford, and on October 32, 1886, filed a narr setting out in substance that William J. Downs, his minor son, while passing over a sidewalk in the said city, by reason of defects therein, wrongfully and negligently permitted by the defendant, had stumbled and…
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ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE MCKEAN COUNTY. No. 24 July Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 245 February Term 3885, C. P. On February 2, 1885, Thomas Downs brought an action in case against the city of Bradford, and on October 32, 1886, filed a narr setting out in substance that William J. Downs, his minor son, while passing over a sidewalk in the said city, by reason of defects therein, wrongfully and negligently permitted by the defendant, had stumbled and fallen, etc., “ by means whereof the said William J. Downs was greatly bruised, hurt and injured, and had the knee cap of his…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Me. Chief Justice Paxson :
This was an action on the case brought in the court below against the city of Bradford to recover damages for an injury to the plaintiff’s son, a lad of about seven years of age, caused by his stepping into a hole in the plank sidewalk of said city. The injury appears not to have been considered very serious at *629the time ; at least, no complaint was made to the city authorities until the commencement of this suit. The injury occurred on September 8, 1881; the suit was not commenced until February 2, 1885. The injury which tbe boy sustained resulted in his…
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