Nee v. Versailles Township

Citations

• 67 Pa. Super. 440
• 1917 Pa. Super. LEXIS 424

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Township—Damages—Permanent injuries.</p> <p>A verdict against a township for permanent injuries to a little girl six years old, will be sustained where it appears that the plaintiff was pinned under a wagon which went over an unguarded place in a road; that at the time she was a perfectly healthy child; that when she was taken from under the wagon her face was black, she vomited blood, and was unconscious for two days; that there was an abrasion at the base of the skull; that it was a month before she was “able to be around”; that for two years up to the time of the -trial, she was in a very nervous condition; that the attending physician testified that she had concussioli of the brain due to the accident; and that the medical expert for the plaintiff testified that from consideration of the symptoms and from the deseription lie had of the accident, he was of the opinion that the injury was permanent. ■</p>