Butcher v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 227, Jan. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1900, No. 1187, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Kate R. Butcher v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Biddle, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 227, Jan. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1900, No. 1187, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Kate R. Butcher v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Biddle, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. When John Owens was on the stand he was asked this question : “ Q. Did you know on Sunday, October 21, and prior thereto, the condition of this locality described by Mr. Percy Gourley in your hearing in the court room to-day ? ” Objected to. “A. I know nothing about the accident.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestbezat,
Mrs. Butcher, the plaintiff, lives on Colona street in the northern part of Philadelphia, about one mile south of the place of the accident. On the afternoon of Sunday, October 21, 1900, she went to visit Mrs. Gourley, a sick friend who lived on North Thirty-fifth street, less than a square from the place of the accident, and in going there passed over the footwalk on the east side of Ridge avenue, where subsequently she received her injuries. As she passed the place of the accident, her attention was attracted to the cemetery on the opposite side of the street…
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