Newell v. Pittsburgh

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frazer,

Plaintiff, while crossing a street in the City of Pittsburgh, at night, caught her foot on the edge of one of the stepping stones and fell, causing injuries for which this action was brought to recover compensation. The jury returned a verdict in her favor, which the court subsequently set aside and entered judgment for defendant, assigning for reason the proofs failed to disclose a defect in the crossing sufficient to impose liability on the city.

The negligence charged in the statement of claim was the permitting of ice and snow to accumulate in ridges on the…