Tauber v. Wilkinsburg

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Appellee suffered a sprained ankle and a torn ligament for which she recovered in the court below $7,500, later reduced to $6,000. The municipality appeals. The negligence of the borough is clearly established, and the controversy concerns appellee’s contributory negligence.

The facts concerning the accident are briefly as follows. When the Ross Avenue Church in Wilkinsburg was being moved, trucks passing over the sidewalk broke the flagstones into many pieces. They were afterwards replaced, leaving crevices between them varying from one inch to four inches in…