Chambers v. Carroll
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 25, Jan. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., March T., 1898, No. 490, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of William Chambers in his own right and as father and next friend to William Chambers v. Michael J. Carroll, Eugene H. Carroll and Peter F. Carroll, trading as H. C. Carroll & Son. Trespass for personal injuries. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was order refusing to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Fell,
The facts on which the question to be considered arises, may be briefly stated. William Chambers, a boy twelve years old, was seated on a log one foot in diameter and four feet long, which was on a vacant lot, close to the end of a frame shop that fronted on Haverford avenue, about midway between 59th and 60th streets. The shop was eight feet from the curb, and the space between it and 59th street was open. A companion named Kennedy sat on a piece of board between Chambers and the avenue. A horse and cart owned by the defendants and in charge of their driver, were…
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