Runkle v. City of Pittsburgh

Citations

• 238 Pa. 349
• 86 A. 199
• 1913 Pa. LEXIS 970

Syllabus

<p>Municipalities — Negligence—Evidence—Failure to guard bridge —Unknown cause of accident — Judgment n. o. v.</p> <p>Where an action is brought by a widow to recover damages for the death of her husband, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant city in failing to barricade an approach to an abandoned bridge, and the only evidence concerning the accident was that deceased had been found dead at the foot of the abutment of the bridge, there being no testimony as to how he came there or what caused his death, the case must necessarily be withdrawn from the jury. The jury cannot be allowed to guess as to the cause of an accident.</p>