City of Allegheny v. Zimmerman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1879, No. 89. Case by George Zimmerman, by his father, Jacob Zimmerman, against the City of Allegheny,-to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff, a lad eight years of age, who ivas injured by the fall of a pole erected on East street, near the corner of Second street, in the city of Allegheny.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1879, No. 89. Case by George Zimmerman, by his father, Jacob Zimmerman, against the City of Allegheny,-to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff, a lad eight years of age, who ivas injured by the fall of a pole erected on East street, near the corner of Second street, in the city of Allegheny. During the political campaign of 18T6, the Republicans of the vicinity of said streets, erected a pole about 150 feet high. The pole was about 14 X 14 inches at the base. It was composed of three…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
This was an action in case to recover damages for the injury which the defendant in error sustained in one of the streets of the city of Allegheny.
In September, prior to the election of 1876, a “Liberty Pole” was erected in the street by a large number of citizens, as expressive of their political convictions. The street was sixty feet wide, and and the pole stood about eight feet from the curbstone and four feet *293from the gutter, in front of the house of one Myers, who participated in its erection. It consisted of three pieces firmly spliced together and securely held by bands and bolts. It…
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