Dean v. City of New Castle
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 21, Oct. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of G. P. Lawrence Co., Dec. T., 1899, No. 66, on verdict for plaintiff in case of B. F. Dean v. City of New Castle. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries caused by a fall on a slippery sidewalk.
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Appeal, No. 21, Oct. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of G. P. Lawrence Co., Dec. T., 1899, No. 66, on verdict for plaintiff in case of B. F. Dean v. City of New Castle. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries caused by a fall on a slippery sidewalk. Before Wallace, P. J. At the trial it appeared that on the evening of January 7, 1899, plaintiff was injured by falling on a ridge of ice on a sidewalk on the north side of Washington street in the city of New Castle. Plaintiff was not familiar with the sidewalk in question. At the point where the accident occurred the ice had…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The testimony required a submission of the case to the jury. It tended to show that the ridge of ice had existed on the sidewalk for sufficient time to imply notice to the city, even if there was not notice in fact. The plaintiff was entitled to traverse the sidewalk, using proper care in so doing, and whether he had used such care was also for the jury. We therefore dismiss the specifications of error.
Judgment affirmed.
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