Walton v. Philadelphia
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 69 and 70, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., March T., 1911, No. 1,552, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Jacob Walton and Jacob Walton, Administrator of Emma Walton, deceased, v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Carr, J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeals, Nos. 69 and 70, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., March T., 1911, No. 1,552, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Jacob Walton and Jacob Walton, Administrator of Emma Walton, deceased, v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Carr, J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for each of the plaintiffs for $250, upon which judgment was entered. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant. cited: Hopkins v. Williamsport, 25 Pa. Superior…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
This action was originally commenced by Jacob Walton and Emma Walton, his wife, for the recovery of damages for an injury alleged to have been sustained by the wife,on the evening of March 4, 1911, while she *375was passing over a pavement in Unity street in the city of Philadelphia. After the suit was brought and before trial Emma Walton died and the record was amended as indicated by the title of the present case.
At the trial it appeared that upon March 4, 1911, at about eight o’clock p. m., Jacob Walton and his wife Emma were walking westward along the sidewalk of Unity…
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