Reddington v. City of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 53, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1913, No. 3258, refusing to take off nonsuit in the case of Jennie Reddington v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Finletter, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court entered a compulsory nonsuit, which it subsequently refused to take off. Plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal, No. 53, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1913, No. 3258, refusing to take off nonsuit in the case of Jennie Reddington v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Finletter, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court entered a compulsory nonsuit, which it subsequently refused to take off. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in refusing to take off the nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
The plaintiff avers in the statement that her injuries resulted from the defendant’s negligence in permitting a water box or vent, about four inches square and set about two or three inches below the surface, to remain in the *392pavement in front of premises No. 252 North Wilton street, Philadelphia. She alleges that her feet slipped into the hole or depression and she was violently thrown to and upon the pavement, thereby sustaining the injuries for which the action was brought. The difficulty with the plaintiff’s case is that she failed to sustain by proof the…
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