Seamann v. Mifflin Township

Citations

• 266 Pa. 56
• 109 A. 534
• 1920 Pa. LEXIS 498

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Township—Defective guard rail — Death—Affirmation of judgment hy majority of court.</p> <p>A husband recovered a judgment on a verdict for the death of his wife caused by falling at night from a bridge or culvert alleged to have been improperly guarded by an insufficient rail. There were no eye-witnesses of the accident. The night was dark and the road was muddy. There was evidence that a boardwalk existed more than four feet inside the rail. On appeal, the judgment was affirmed by a majority of the court.</p>