Edwards v. Williamsport

Citations

• 36 Pa. Super. 43
• 1908 Pa. Super. LEXIS 108

Syllabus

<p>Municipalities — Faulty construction of street — Injury to property — Negligence.</p> <p>If a city is guilty of a faulty construction of a street and gutter in front of an abutting owner’s premises, or fails to keep the same in reasonable repair, and damage results to -such owner, the city must respond in damages, if it had notice of the defect, or the defect existed so long as to amount to constructive notice, and the owner is free from contributory negligence.</p> <p>Where a city uses as a support for a street, pavement and gutter, a wall belonging to an abutting owner, and by the faulty construction and negligent care of the pavement and gutter the wall is destroyed, and the owner’s cellar wall and cellar damaged, without negligence on his part, a verdict and judgment for the owner will be sustained.</p>