City of Bradford v. Barry
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 54, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from final order of C. P. McKean Co., Oct. T., 1913, No. 104, refusing to take off compulsory non-suit in case of City of Bradford v. Edwin Barry and Ellen Barry, Executors of tbe last Will and Testament of John Barry, deceased; Ellen Barry, Edwin Barry, Nora Barry Nash, Mary Barry Donovan, James Barry, John Clarence Barry, Frank Barry, George Barry, Leo Barry, and Ellen Barry, guardian ad litem of John Clarence Barry, Frank…
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Appeal, No. 54, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from final order of C. P. McKean Co., Oct. T., 1913, No. 104, refusing to take off compulsory non-suit in case of City of Bradford v. Edwin Barry and Ellen Barry, Executors of tbe last Will and Testament of John Barry, deceased; Ellen Barry, Edwin Barry, Nora Barry Nash, Mary Barry Donovan, James Barry, John Clarence Barry, Frank Barry, George Barry, Leo Barry, and Ellen Barry, guardian ad litem of John Clarence Barry, Frank Barry, George Barry and Leo Barry, minor children of John Barry, deceased. Trespass by municipality to recover over from a…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Moschziskee,
Clara Lockwood sued the City of Bradford to recover damages for personal injuries suffered through a fall on a defective sidewalk; she secured a verdict, which was followed by judgment in her favor; the city paid the amount of the award, and brought this action against the present defendants, alleging they owned the property in front of which the accident happened, and had negligently permitted the sidewalk to get out of repair ; a nonsuit was entered, which the court below refused to remove, and the plaintiff has appealed.
John Barry devised the premises in…
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