Cooper v. Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.

Opinion by

Me. Justice Eagen,

The plaintiff in this action was seriously injured when a front wheel of the truck he was operating dropped into a hole 8 to 10 inches deep on a public street causing the vehicle to veer out of control and run off the highway. At the time of the accident, it was raining and the hole was filled and covered with water. Damages were sought from the Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. (hereinafter Columbia), and J. F. Travers, Inc. (hereinafter Travers),1 whose negligence allegedly caused and permitted the dangerous condition on the highway to exist. At trial the jury…