Askin Et Ux. v. Pittsburgh

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

The wife-plaintiff was injured when a rotted board in a wooden sidewalk, broke under her as she stepped upon it. These appeals go to the entry of judgments for the city notwithstanding verdicts for plaintiffs. It is conceded that the wife-plaintiff is not chargeable with contributory negligence as a matter of law, and the only question raised is the negligence of the city.

Baldauf Street, a short dead-end street runs east and west along a hillside in a thickly populated section of Pittsburgh. The city gave little attention to its improvement; the roadway was too rough even…