Eichenhofer v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 182, Jan. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., Sept. T., 1912, No. 1207, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Frederick Eichenhofer and Mary Eichenhofer, his wife, v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Willson, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiffs for $1,600 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 182, Jan. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., Sept. T., 1912, No. 1207, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Frederick Eichenhofer and Mary Eichenhofer, his wife, v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Willson, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiffs for $1,600 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were rulings on evidence, instructions to the jury, the refusal of the court to direct a verdict for defendant and to enter judgment for defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
In this action plaintiffs claimed to recover from the City of Philadelphia damages for the death of their nine year old son, caused by his falling from a bridge erected over the Schuylkill Canal by defendant city. The bridge was erected in 1885, and is an iron truss structure with overhead chords on each side, and on the outside of the planked roadway and about level with the floor, are two series of parallel iron bars or chords fourteen inches apart, extending horizontally from one main upright iron rod or post to another. The inner chords touch the ends of the…
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