Knepper v. Tamaqua Borough

Citations

• 36 Pa. Super. 183
• 1908 Pa. Super. LEXIS 131

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Boroughs—Fall at crossing in street — Contributory negligence.</p> <p>In an action by a woman against a borough to recover for personal injuries sustained by slipping on smooth or icy stones at a crossing and striking her foot against a crossing plate, binding instructions for the defendant are proper where the testimony does not show exactly what caused the fall, but does show that it was after plaintiff had slipped that her foot struck against the crossing plate which extended above the level of the pavement, but which without her first slipping and falling against it would have done her no injury.</p>