Legal Opinion

Bailey v. Oil City

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 29, 1931No. Appeal, 143PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Walling,

On the evening of January 30, 1929, as the plaintiff, Catherine Bailey, was walking on the sidewalk of Spruce Street, in front of the property of the Borland Lumber Company, in Oil City, she was hurt by falling upon the ice-covered walk, on account of which she brought this suit against the city and property owner. The lower court entered a compulsory nonsuit and the refusal to take it off forms the basis of this appeal by plaintiff.

The action of the court was right. The sole negligence complained of in plaintiff’s statement is that the defendants “then and there…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. McLaughlin v. City of CorrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875
  2. Decker v. Scranton CitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
  3. Llewellyn v. Wilkes-BarreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  4. Dean v. City of New CastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  5. Green v. HollidaysburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Rinaldi v. LevineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Whitton v. H. A. Gable Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. Goodman v. Corn Exchange National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Beebe v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  5. Kohler Et Ux. v. Penn TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931

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