Carr v. City of Easton
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County
Nos. 195, 196 January Term 1891, Sup. Ot.; court below, Nos. 13 October Term 1888, 21 February Term 1890, O. P. On September 1, 1888, Susan Carr brought trespass against the city of Easton, to recover damages for injuries to ber person alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant city.
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Nos. 195, 196 January Term 1891, Sup. Ot.; court below, Nos. 13 October Term 1888, 21 February Term 1890, O. P. On September 1, 1888, Susan Carr brought trespass against the city of Easton, to recover damages for injuries to ber person alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant city. On December 28, 1889, Andrew Carr, the husband of said Susan Carr, brought a like action against said city, to recover for the loss of the services of his wife, resulting from ber said injuries. Issue, in botb causes. At the tidal of the two actions together on December 1,1890, it was made to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Mitchell :
Mrs. Carr was a guest in the sleigh, which was the property of her brother-in-law, Trumbore. The exact relation to the party of Adams, who was driving, does not appear, but he was apparently a friend of Trumbore. He certainly was not in any sense the servant of Mrsl Carr. Under these circumstances, it was conceded in the court below, and at the argument, that the negligence, either of Trumbore or of Adams, was not imputable to Mrs. Carr: Carlisle Bor. v. Brisbane, 113 Pa. 544.. We have, then, the sole remaining question whether there was contributory negligence…
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