Stanka v. Shamokin Borough
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 282, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Northumberland Co., Feb. T., 1915, No. 79, on verdict for plaintiff in case of' Wadyslaw W. Stanka v. Shamokin Borough. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Cummings, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $100. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Kephart, J.,
The plaintiff was injured from a fall on a sidewalk in Shamokin, Northumberland County. He brought this action to recover damages, averring that the street at the place where the injury occurred was dangerously smooth and unsafe to walk over, and the borough was negligent in permitting it to remain in that condition for eighteen months, or from the time the street was constructed. The pavement in front of the property where plaintiff fell, is about twelve feet in width, and twenty-four feet in length, built of concrete, with a proper pitch to carry off the water. About…
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