Rementer v. Philadelphia

Citations

• 41 Pa. Super. 354
• 1909 Pa. Super. LEXIS 65

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Municipalities—Sewer inlet — Contributory negligence— Pushing baby carriage in street.</p> <p>In an action by a woman against a city to recover damages for personal injuries occasioned by a break in the corner of a sewer inlet into which she fell while crossing a street, the plaintiff cannot be charged with contributory negligence as a matter of law, because, at the time of the accident, she was pushing before her a baby carriage with a canopy, which obstructed her view of the break in the street.</p>