Ackerman v. City of Williamsport
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lycoming Co., Sept. T., 1908, No. 451, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles Ackerman v. The City of Williamsport. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Hart, P. J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $2,875. Defendant appealed.
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Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lycoming Co., Sept. T., 1908, No. 451, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles Ackerman v. The City of Williamsport. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Hart, P. J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $2,875. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned among others were in refusing binding instructions for defendant and in refusing defendant’s second point, as follows: . 2. To entitle the plaintiff to recover in this case he must prove that Maynard street at the point…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
March 28, 1910:
The plaintiff recovered in the court below for injuries sustained by the giving way of what is known as the Basin bridge in the city of Williamsport, while he was attempting to drive over it, The appeal raises these questions: first, was the evidence sufficient to show a duty resting on the city to keep and maintain in repair this bridge? second, if such duty attached to the city, was the evidence sufficient to charge the city with negligence in this respect? and third, under the pleadings and the evidence, should a recovery have been allowed for…
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