· 4/1/1907
Lautenbacher v. Philadelphia
Citations
- 217 Pa. 318
- 66 A. 549
- 1907 Pa. LEXIS 707
Syllabus
<p>Negligence — Municipalities—Defective sidewalks — Contributory negligence.</p> <p>Where a woman carries a couch on a sidewalk of a city in such a way that her view ahead is obstructed, and she falls in a hole in the middle of the pavement, she is guilty of contributory negligence, and cannot recover from the city damages for her injuries.</p>
Judges: Brown, Elkin, Fell, Mitchell, Méstrezat, Potter, Stewart
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