Legal Opinion

Miller v. Erie

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 2, 1940No. Appeals, 183, 184, 215 and 216PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

The City of Erie, original defendant, and John Reinhold, Jr., added defendant, appeal from judgments on verdicts in favor of the minor plaintiff, Miller, and his parents, in an action to recover for injuries sustained when a pillar, part of a barrier across the cartway of a street, fell on the minor plaintiff. The barrier had been erected by Reinhold. The accident occurred in a section of the city which abuts on the bay lying much below the level of the street intersection of Bayview and Lincoln Avenues. Bayview Avenue extends east and west; Lincoln leads into…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. German v. McKeesport City (Et Al.)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  2. Kehler v. Schwenk, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northumberland County1891
  3. Lohr v. Philipsburg BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  4. Leoni v. ReinhardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. First Presbyterian Congregation v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Whitley v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Doerr v. Rand'sSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Pessolano v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  4. Olson, Admrx. v. SwainSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Rubin v. Girard Trust Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943

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