Haines v. Barclay Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 10, Jan. T., 1897, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., May T.,1892, No. 502, on verdict for defendant. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Dunham, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Error assigned among others was above instruction.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice McCollum,
This suit was brought against Barclay township to recover damages for an injury which the plaintiff attributes to the negligence of the defendant. On the trial of it, the court instructed the juiy to find for the defendant on the ground that there was-no evidence or offer of evidence on which the township could be held responsible for the injury. It seems that while the plaintiff was driving along a public road in the township at or near the point where there was a log slide or chute located and *523terminating on land outside of the highway, he noticed that several…
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