Hubbard v. Crawford County

Citations

• 221 Pa. 438
• 70 A. 805
• 1908 Pa. LEXIS 507

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Counties—Unsafe sidewalk leading to polling place.</p> <p>Counties acting as public agencies in the performance of governmental functions are not liable for the negligence of their officers. This rule applies to county commissioners who neglect to make safe a footwalk used by persons going to and from a polling place by providing a guard rail, or by lighting it at night.</p>