Bucher v. Northumberland County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 217, Jan. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., Jan. T., 1903, No. 217, on verdict for plaintiff in case of George D. Bucher v. Northumberland County. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Auten, J. At the trial it appeared that on January 3, 1899, the plaintiff fell on an icy pavement of the courthouse in Sunbury.
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Appeal, No. 217, Jan. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., Jan. T., 1903, No. 217, on verdict for plaintiff in case of George D. Bucher v. Northumberland County. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Auten, J. At the trial it appeared that on January 3, 1899, the plaintiff fell on an icy pavement of the courthouse in Sunbury. At the trial defendant presented, inter alia, the following points : 18. A county is not a municipal corporation, it is merely a quasi corporation and can exercise only such powers and must perform only such duties as are…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a fall upon the sidewalk in front of the courthouse of the defendant county. The plaintiff alleges that his fall was due-to the failure of the defendant to remove an accumulation of ice and snow from the pavement.
The main question for consideration upon this appeal is whether a county in this state can be held liable for the negligence of its officers in failing to keep in good condition the sidewalk in the public street in front of the county buildings.
It is strongly urged by the…
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