Francis v. Township

Citations

• 179 Pa. 195
• 36 A. 202
• 1897 Pa. LEXIS 621

Syllabus

<p>Bridge — County bridges — Townships—Acts of June 13, 1836 and April 13, 1843 — Duty to repair.</p> <p>Under the acts of June 13, 1836, section 35, P. L. 560, and April 13, 1843, P. L. 221, it is the duty of the county, and not of the township, to repair a county bridge and maintain it in safe condition; and this duty includes not only the repair of the bridge, but of the approaches and wing walls leading thereto: Gates v. Pennsylvania R. R., 150 Pa. 50, distinguished.</p> <p>The fact that the supervisors of a township have repaired the approaches and wing walls of a county bridge will not relieve the county of the consequences resulting from the dangerous condition of the approaches and wing walls, or impose liability upon the township for such consequences.</p>