Taylor v. Canton Township
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 89, Oct. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., Sept. T., 1902, No. 565, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Lelia E. Taylor v. Canton Township. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to land. Before Fanning, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $400. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 89, Oct. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., Sept. T., 1902, No. 565, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Lelia E. Taylor v. Canton Township. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to land. Before Fanning, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $400. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were (1-27) various rulings on evidence and instructions sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the Superior Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
The Towanda Creek, a stream of considerable size, subject to sudden freshets, runs eastwardly through the township of Canton. Parallel to it, and on lower ground, runs for some distance what is known as Spring Brook, which rises a little west of the locus in quo in the present case and runs eastwardly for a considerable distance, and then in a northeasterly direction, emptying into the stream first mentioned. The slope of the ground between these two streams is naturally, therefore, in a northeasterly direction. The Grover road, one of the principal roads of the township,…
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