Habecker v. Lancaster Township

Citations

• 9 Pa. Super. 553
• 1899 Pa. Super. LEXIS 72

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Roads—Guard rail — Proximate and remote cause — Nonsuit.</p> <p>Where the sole efficient proximate cause was the breaking of harness in consequence of which the control of the horse and wagon was lost, with the result of their falling into a quarry pit near the road, the township will not be held liable for omitting guard rails which might have prevented the accident, and a nonsuit was properly granted.</p>