Smith v. Shamokin Borough
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 267, Jan. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., Dec. T., 1917, No. 47, on verdict for plaintiff in case of J. R. Smith v. Shamokin Borough. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Cummings, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,850. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was refusal of binding instructions for defendant, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
In an action instituted to recover damages for injury sustained by falling on a street of appellant borough, plaintiff, an aged man, charged the borough with negligence in permitting the street to become in a dangerous condition; bricks had been worn through in many places presenting an uneven surface and, on the evening of December 17, 1915, while walking on the pavement of Independence street, one of the main business thoroughfares of the borough, in front of the property of Jennie 11. Gable, he stepped on an elevation, caused by the worn condition of the…
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