Jeske v. City of Pittsburgh

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

In the center of the Boulevard of the Allies, and just east of its intersection with Smithfield Street, the City of Pittsburgh, appellant herein, constructed and maintained a wooden platform for the accommodation and safety of pedestrians crossing the boulevard; it was about twenty feet long, four feet wide, and five inches high.

On the evening of October 20,1929, Catherine Jeske, plaintiff below, preceded by her daughter and grandson, was crossing the boulevard from its southern sidewalk. As she attempted to step upon the platform, her foot caught in a hole in one of…