Cousins v. County of Butler
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 68, April T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Butler Co., September T., 1918, No. 71, on verdict for plaintiff in tbe case of Edgar L. Cousins v. The County of Butler. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Reiber, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $1,285 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was refusal to enter judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, J.,
The plaintiff, who had been convicted of a violation of the penal code and sentenced to the Allegheny County workhouse, was detained in the Butler County jail until he could be removed to the workhouse. While leaning against an iron railing at the top of the stairway leading to the second floor of the jail, it gave way and he fell to the first floor, sustaining injuries for which he sought to recover in this action. The question involved in the appeal is the liability of the county for personal injuries occasioned by the failure of the county commissioners to keep the…
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