Legal Opinion

Pilvelis v. Plains Township

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 7, 1940No. Appeals, 44 and 45PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

The minor plaintiff, when twelve years old, was struck and badly hurt while riding a bicycle, on the handle bars of which a younger boy was sitting, by an automobile driven by one Ray Butler on the wrong side of the road, and moving with such force that it knocked the plaintiff about ninety feet, breaking a number of his bones, and killed his companion.

Alleging that the accident was due to the defective condition of West Carey Street on which the collision occurred, the plaintiff and his mother brought their action in trespass against the Township of Plains, the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Kline v. Moyer and AlbertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Nelson v. Duquesne Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  3. Stone v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  4. Schaeffer v. Jackson TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
  5. Helmick v. South Union TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Smith v. SharpIdaho Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Jeloszewski v. SloanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  3. Venorick v. RevettaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  4. Hoffman v. BarkerIdaho Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Cusatis v. Lehigh Valley R.R. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943

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