Davis v. Snyder Township

Citations

• 196 Pa. 273
• 46 A. 301
• 1900 Pa. LEXIS 514

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Township—Dangerous road — Embankment—Fright of horse —Proximate or remote cause.</p> <p>Where the travel on a road-greatly increases, the duty of vigilance on the part of township authorities as to a dangerous and unguarded embankment on the side of the road rises with the increased travel upon the road.</p> <p>In an action against a township to recover damages for personal injuries the case is for the jury where it appears that the plaintiff while driving a safe horse for driving purposes, approached a steep embankment with no guard rail or other protection, and when opposite the embankment the horse shied at a pile of sewer pipe which had been placed by a contractor on the side of the road opposite the embankment, with the result that the carriage was backed over the embankment and plaintiff injured.</p>