King v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1878, No. 79. Case by John Thompson and Elizabeth his wife, in right of said Elizabeth, against Robert H. King, to recover damages for injuries sustained by her from falling into an opening in the sidewalk, at a cellar window of a building of the defendant, on Liberty street, in the city of Allegheny.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1878, No. 79. Case by John Thompson and Elizabeth his wife, in right of said Elizabeth, against Robert H. King, to recover damages for injuries sustained by her from falling into an opening in the sidewalk, at a cellar window of a building of the defendant, on Liberty street, in the city of Allegheny. The opening in the sidewalk was for the purpose of light and ventilation, and was also used for taking in coal. It was about fifteen inches in width, three feet in length and projected from the wall of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
This was an action on the case brought by the defendants in error, John Thompson and Elizabeth, his wife, in right of said Elizabeth, to recover damages for alleged injuries to the wife, caused by her falling into a cellar window opening of a building on Liberty street, Allegheny City. The plaintiff in error, Robert H. King, was the owner of the premises where the accident occurred. There was an opening in the sidewalk at the cellar window of the house, for the purpose of light and ventilation, which was used for taking in coal. This opening was about fifteen inches in width and less than…
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