Gillard v. City of Chester
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 275, Jan. T., 1904, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. Del. Co., Sept. T., 1908, No. 141, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Joseph Gillard and Sarah Ann Gillard, his wife, v. City of Chester. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Johnson, P. J. The facts connected with the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 275, Jan. T., 1904, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. Del. Co., Sept. T., 1908, No. 141, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Joseph Gillard and Sarah Ann Gillard, his wife, v. City of Chester. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Johnson, P. J. The facts connected with the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, Joseph Gillard, for $1,624.18, and for Sarah Ann Gillard for $1,949.02. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb,. Justice Mestbezat,
Sarah Ann Gillard, the plaintiff, residing in the city of Chester, called to see her invalid daughter who lives on West Seventh street in that city on the evening of October 17, 1902. About 8 o’clock in the evening she left the house to procure some medicine for her daughter. It was then very dark. She walked west along the south side of Seventh street until she was within twenty-seven feet of Lloyd street when, seeing a street car approaching on Lloyd street, she started to cross diagonally the carriage way of Seventh street, to board the car. As she was…
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