Wall v. Pittsburg
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 179, Oct. T., 1902, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., March T., 1902, No. 418, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Mary Wall v. Pittsburg. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Brown, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court entered a compulsory nonsuit which it subsequently refused to take off. Error assigned was the order of the court refusing to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
Mary Wall, the plaintiff, lived on the south side of Primrose street in the city of Pittsburg. On the north side of the street there is a board foot walk running the length of the street; there is no walk in front of plaintiff’s residence; the street is higher than the board walk; there is a dirt crossing or path leading from, almost in front of, plaintiff’s residence, to the board walk on the north side of Primrose street; the street being almost three feet higher than the walk, there was a rather abrupt descent from the end of the crossing to the walk. On the…
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