Travers v. Delaware County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 235, Jan. T., 1924, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Delaware Co., Sept. T., 1921, No. 560, refusing to‘take off nonsuit, in case of Minnie Travers, now Minnie Farrell v. Delaware County. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Broomall, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Nonsuit; refusal to take off. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was order, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sadler,
The County of Delaware in 1886 constructed a bridge in the City of Chester as a part of a public highway. It was made with girders, upon which a solid floor was placed, and attached were brackets which supported a sidewalk. The iron-work was fastened in the ordinary way with gusset plates, angle pieces, and stiffeners. Wooden joists passed from the steel stirrups, and the planks placed thereon furnished the necessary passageway for pedestrians. There were seven connected units, each independent.
About ten years after the bridge had been placed in service, a canal…
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