Olin v. Bradford

Citations

• 24 Pa. Super. 7
• 1903 Pa. Super. LEXIS 287

Syllabus

<p>Negligence. — Damages—Earning power — Evidence.</p> <p>In a negligence case loss of earning power can only be considered as an element of the measure of damages, where there is evidence from which the pecuniary extent of such loss may be estimated.</p> <p>In an action by a woman to recover damages for personal injuries, the jury may consider loss of earning power as an element of damages where the plaintiff shows that she had been employed as a nurse at certain wages, that she gave up that occupation and kept house for her son, and that after her injuries it became necessary to employ another person at stated wages to take her place as housekeeper.</p> <p>Negligence — Municipalities—Defective sidewalks.</p> <p>In an action against a city by a woman to recover damages for personal injuries caused by a fall on a defective sidewalk, the case is for the jury where the evidence tends to show that the plaintiff was injured by the tipping up of a loose board in a walk, one end of which was stepped upon by a companion of plaintiff, that plaintiff was looking ahead at the time, and that the sidewalk had been in a defective condition.</p>