Block v. Philadelphia
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 229 and 230, Oct. T., 1920, by plaintiffs, from judgment of Municipal Court of Philadelphia, Oct. T., 1919, No. 292, on verdict for defendant in the case of Yetta Block and Bernard Block v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Bartlett, J. Tbe opinion of tbe Superior Court states tbe case. Tbe jury rendered a verdict for tbe defendant. Plaintiffs appealed.
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Appeals, Nos. 229 and 230, Oct. T., 1920, by plaintiffs, from judgment of Municipal Court of Philadelphia, Oct. T., 1919, No. 292, on verdict for defendant in the case of Yetta Block and Bernard Block v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Bartlett, J. Tbe opinion of tbe Superior Court states tbe case. Tbe jury rendered a verdict for tbe defendant. Plaintiffs appealed. Error assigned was in excluding from tbe evidence tbe photograph offered by tbe plaintiff. —Tbe court erred in refusing to admit in evidence tbe photograph of tbe obstruction: Carney…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The plaintiffs are husband and wife and this action is brought by them to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the wife. The amended statement of their claim averred that the municipal authorities had negligently permitted for a long time to remain in the sidewalk a dangerous obstruction, consisting of a piece of iron projecting about five inches above the level of the pavement, upon which plaintiff tripped and was thrown to the sidewalk and injured. The plaintiffs produced evidence tending to establish that the piece of iron in question was…
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