Rafferty v. Pittsburg

Citations

• 15 Pa. Super. 77
• 1900 Pa. Super. LEXIS 305

Syllabus

<p>Costs — Municipal liability — Notice to city solicitor.</p> <p>The notice of intention to bring suit by an authorized city officer which is required by the act of 1859 to be given to the city solicitor, the suit to be authorized by him, is complied with upon notice to and consent by the assistant solicitor.</p> <p>In a suit by an alderman to recover costs from the city in a series of suits brought by the vehicle officer, it was error to reject an offer to show that the officer had consulted with the assistant city solicitor and was authorized by him to bring the suits in question. Standing alone the evidence suggested by the officer would not be sufficient to entitle plaintiff to recover, but it was a step in that direction.</p>