Legal Opinion
Schultz v. Pivar
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 23, 1952No. Appeal, 3PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Musmanno,
On February 27, 1948, John E. Schultz, the plaintiff in this case, stepped on what is the potential ruination of every pedestrian, a sidewalk manhole cover. He plunged into it up to his hips, one leg falling totally within and the other partly out of the hole which opened up by the tilting of the cast iron disc. This happened in front of the Triangle Building at 701 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, and the plaintiff brought suit against the owner of the building, Lillian Pivar, and the City of Pittsburgh. Lillian Pivar brought in the Allegheny County Steam Heating…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Vorbnoff v. Mesta Machine Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Fink v. Sheldon Axle & Spring Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- McCrosson v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
- Anderson v. BaxterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- McLaughlin v. KellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Edward C. Denneny and Catherine Denneny v. Bernard Siegel, Louis H. Block and the Albert Einstein Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Hall v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Lattanze v. SilverstriniSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Lewis M. Wagner v. Reading CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Luterman v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
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