Briggs v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

On August 15, 1928, at 7:30 o ’clock in the evening, Helen Briggs, seven years of age, while running in a game of hide-and-go-seek, caught her foot in a hole in the sidewalk, fell over against a lamp post, and was injured. The accident occurred in front of her home, 5223 Morris Street, in the City of Philadelphia. An action in trespass was instituted by Helen Briggs, by her next friend and father, Harry Briggs, and her parents, Harry Briggs and Marion Briggs, in their own rights, against the City of Philadelphia. The original defendant issued two writs of scire facias…