Musselman v. Hatfield Borough
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 361, Jan. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Montgomery Co., June T., 1901, No. 14, refusing to take off compulsory nonsuit in case of Annie Musselman v. Hatfield Borough. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Weand, J. Tbe facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
Two villages, Hatfield and South Hatfield, were incorporated into one borough under the general borough laws, on June 27, 1898. On December 23, 1900, Anna Musselman, the plaintiff, between nine and ten o’clock of a dark, stormy night, by reason of a break in the pavement, fell and was seriously injured. At the time, she was on her way home; the pavement where she fell was on Market street, a street thirty-two feet between curb lines, the sidewalk or pavement on each side about twelve feet. The street leads from Union to Main street and is much used by both…
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