Krepcho Et Ux. v. Erie

Baldrige, J.,

Opinion by

The plaintiffs brought this action of trespass against the City of Erie and certain of its officers to recover damages for the death of their five year old son, Thomas Krepeho, who was caught and crushed to death between a large horizontal iron valve wheel and a slowly rotating platform of an outdoor clarifier tank, part of a sewage disposal plant owned and operated by the City of Erie. The trial resulted in a verdict of $1262.25 against the City of Erie alone. The court subsequently granted a motion for judgment n. o. v. Plaintiffs appealed.

The city’s sewage disposal…