Reddington v. City of Philadelphia

Citations

• 253 Pa. 390
• 98 A. 601
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 852

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Municipalities—Defective sidewalls — Injury to pedestrian — Gause of injury — Insufficient evidence — Nonsuit.</p> <p>1. Tbe party who claims damages by reason of tbe negligent act of another must show not only that tbe other party was negligent but that bis injuries are tbe result of such negligence. The complaining party has no cause of action unless tbe wrongdoer’s act produced tbe injuries complained of.</p> <p>2. In an action by a pedestrian against a municipality to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of plaintiff's tripping over a water vent in a pavement, a compulsory nonsuit was properly entered where plaintiff testified that she caught her foot and fell; that she did not know what she tripped over, but was told after tbe accident where tbe bole was that she bad tripped in; and it appeared that no one saw her until after she bad fallen, and tbe evidence did not disclose bow far she was from tbe bole when she fell or at tbe time when she was picked up by those who came to her assistance, and was conflicting as to the place where she fell.</p>