Grant v. Philadelphia

Opinion by

Stadteeld, J.,

An action in assumpsit was instituted by the plaintiff, James Grant, against the City- of Philadelphia for compensation alleged to be due him pursuant to a resolution of City Councils approved July 15,1913. The pleadings consist of plaintiff’s statement of claim. It is therein alleged that plaintiff had been, and, on June 19, 1940, was employed by the city as a “lifter” in the Bureau of Highways and Street Cleaning, earning $4 per day; that plaintiff was a per diem employee; that at 7:00 p.m. on June 19, 1940 he was playing baseball and was injured, which injury…