McHale v. Borough

Citations

• 13 Pa. Super. 394
• 1900 Pa. Super. LEXIS 167

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Borough liability — Broken fire plug — Biversion of escaping water.</p> <p>Where it is alleged that a fire hydrant was broken by an accident and the president of the borough, after notice gwen, diverts the escaping water from the street on to the grounds of the plaintiff and to his injury, and the service rendered at his directions was approved by the council and was paid for out of the public funds, while the borough was not responsible for the breaking of the hydrant yet after notice, or its equivalent, of the facts, the borough was in duty bound to regard it as a source of danger and was responsible for the damages which directly resulted therefrom, and the questions of the effect of changes and repair, and whether the borough had knowledge of the damaged condition was properly for the jury.</p>