Hadley v. City of Coatesville
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 204, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant from judgment of C. P. Chester County, April T., 1921, No. 86, on verdict for Elizabeth H. Hadley, in the case of Walter E. Hadley and Elizabeth H. Hadley v. City of Coatesville. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries.
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Appeal, No. 204, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant from judgment of C. P. Chester County, April T., 1921, No. 86, on verdict for Elizabeth H. Hadley, in the case of Walter E. Hadley and Elizabeth H. Hadley v. City of Coatesville. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Butler, P. J. From the record it appeared that the plaintiff was injured while crossing a street in the City of Coatesville by stepping on a loose stone or cement block, which turned under her foot and threw her to the ground causing the injury complained of. Other facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior…
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Opinion by
Hendekson, J.,
The complaint in this appeal is that the court refused to give binding instructions for the defendant. The reason stated as a basis for such instruction was the contributory negligence of the appellee. The default of the defendant having been conceded, the defense rested wholly on the ability of the appellant to make it clearly appear that Mrs. Hadley negligently received her injury. This negligence is alleged to have existed in the failure of the plaintiff to have selected another route than the one over which she was going at the time she was hurt. The injury was…
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