Albrecht v. Erie City
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 68, Jan. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Erie Co., Sept. T., 1917, No. 151, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Frederick W. Albrecht v. City of Erie. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Whittelsey, J. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $2,317.50. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were (1, 2) in refusing to permit the cross-examination of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Brown,
The recovery by the plaintiff in the court below was for injuries sustained in falling on an icy sidewalk on Parade street, in the City of Erie. Under the testimony submitted, the negligence of the city and the contributory negligence of the plaintiff were for the jury; but the case must be retried for the refusal of the learned trial judge to permit counsel for defendant to cross-examine the plaintiff for the purpose of developing from him the fact that he had been guilty of contributory negligence.
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