Silberstein v. Showell, Fryer & Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 55, Jan. T., 1920, by plaintiff, Adolph Silberstein, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1917, No. 1807, on verdict for defendant, in case of Matilda Silberstein, by her father and next friend, Adolph Silberstein, and Adolph Silberstein, in his own right, v. Showell, Fryer & Co., Inc. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to a child between three and four years of age.
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Appeal, No. 55, Jan. T., 1920, by plaintiff, Adolph Silberstein, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1917, No. 1807, on verdict for defendant, in case of Matilda Silberstein, by her father and next friend, Adolph Silberstein, and Adolph Silberstein, in his own right, v. Showell, Fryer & Co., Inc. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to a child between three and four years of age. Before Finletter, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the circumstances of the accident. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Matilda Silberstein, appealed. Errors assigned were various…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
The plaintiff, a little girl between the age of three and four, was with her grandmother, in front of or near her home, on the west side of 17th street. Her home is located on the southwest corner of this and Latona street, Philadelphia. She left her grandmother and started to cross 17th street, at the public crossing, to the place where some children were playing on the sidewalk and roadway on the eastern side of the street. Latona street does not make a perfect intersection with 17th street, the former street on the eastern side being some distance south of…
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