Shaughnessy v. Pittsburg
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 22, April T., 1902, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 8, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1899, No. 528, on verdict for plaintiff in case of John Shaughnessy v. James Friend, M. A. Friend and the City of Pittsburg. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries to a wife. Before McClung, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs for $510. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in submitting the case to the jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
This case and the case of John Shaughnessy and wife against the same defendants were tried together, and it is conceded that the facts which determine the liability of the city are the same *611in both cases. The plaintiffs resided in one of the houses known as “ Friend Row,” which abut on Sawmill run, a small stream which empties into the Ohio river. The property on one side of the run is owned by J. W. Friend and on the opposite side by M. A. Friend, the latter being the owner of the building in which the plaintiffs lived. The Friends were joined as defendants with the…
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