Legal Opinion

Yocum v. Bloomsburg

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 13, 1927No. Appeal, 186PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frazer,

Plaintiff sued to recover damages for the death of her husband, William C. Yocum, the result of an automobile accident, which happened when he and the owner, the driver of the machine, in which Yocum was riding as an invited guest, were about to cross a wooden bridge over a stream, popularly known in the community as the “mill race.” The accident occurred on a clear November evening between eight and nine o’clock, and at a spot not unfamiliar to Frederick, who was driving. To enter upon the bridge from the road upon which they were travelling it was necessary to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Camp v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
  2. Wasser v. Northampton CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Co., Etc. v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  2. Smith v. SharpIdaho Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Jacob v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. Merritt v. City of ChesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Thompson v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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