Rose v. Slough

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kalisch, J.

The respondents, husband and wife and plaintiffs below, were permitted to recover a judgment against the appellant, defendant below, upon the following state of facts: The defendant was the owner of certain premises abutting a public highway in the township of Pensauken. A sidewalk paved with patent composition paving blocks, extended along the front of the premises. On this sidewalk stood and grew a shade tree, the roots of which, from natural growth, spread under the paving blocks and caused them to bulge up several inches, thereby…