Legal Opinion
Martin v. Williamsport
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 11, 1904No. Appeal, No. 44PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Appeal, No. 44, Jan. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Lycoming Co., March T., 1903, No. 1, -refusing to take off nonsuit in case of William F. Martin v. City of Williamsport. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Hast, P. J. The facts appear by tbe opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
We take the statement of the leading facts and the question involved as they are set out by appellant in his paper-book, for we assume that they are stated as favorably to his side of the case as his able counsel thought the evidence warranted.
“ A wire had been maintained along the edge of the stone walk laid in the areaway allotted for sidewalks along West Fourth street in the city of Williamsport for several months. It was fastened to the top of the posts, about ten inches high driven in the ground. The wire was between the stone walk and the space separating it from the curb and…
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- Canavan v. City of Oil CitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Stackhouse v. Charles H. Vendig & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
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- Schaut v. St. Marys' BoroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Boyd v. Kensington Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Gillard v. City of ChesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Pennsylvania Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. CuylerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
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