Campbell v. Vincent

Citations

• 259 Pa. 419
• 103 A. 110
• 1918 Pa. LEXIS 427

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Defective sidewalk — Flagstone — Boots of trees— Liability of property owner — Qase for jury.</p> <p>In an action by a pedestrian to recover for personal injuries resulting from a defect in a sidewalk causing ber to trip and fall, the ease is for the jury and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff will be sustained where it appeared that at the point of the accident the outer edge of the flagstone pavement had been raised to a height of from four to six inches at the surface by the growth of the roots of a tree; that at the time of the accident it was almost dark, snow was falling and nearly two inches of snow covered the ground; that plaintiff was looking in front of her for a distance of from four to six feet and did not see the defect in the sidewalk until she had fallen, and while still on the ground discovered the cause of her accident.</p>