Brown v. Towanda Borough
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 51, Oct. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., Dec. T., 1901, No. 221, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Lucina Brown v. Towanda Borough. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries.
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Appeal, No. 51, Oct. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., Dec. T., 1901, No. 221, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Lucina Brown v. Towanda Borough. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Fanning, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are detailed in the opinion of the Superior Court, At the trial after the plaintiff had testified to the tilting of the plank which caused her injuries she was asked these questions : Q. Was there anything put in its place ? Objected to as irrelevant, immaterial and inadmissible. Q. What was put there in the place…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oblady, J.,
From the testimony in this case it appears that in the borough of Towanda, where Court and Main streets intersect, the former is somewhat lower than the latter, and, for the convenience and safety of persons walking along Main street, a plank was placed over the curb, gutter or sluice in Court street, to be used as a step between the levels of the two streets. This plank was supported by two iron bars which extended across the gutter and rested on its sides so that the water could pass under them. At the time of the accident to the plaintiff a plank nine feet long, ten…
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