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· 7/17/1901

Templeton v. Warriorsmark Township

Citations

  • 200 Pa. 165
  • 49 A. 950
  • 1901 Pa. LEXIS 457

Syllabus

<p>Negligence— Township—Defective road—Charge of court—Contributory negligence.</p> <p>In an action against a township to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the overturning of a large sleigh at a point where a public road was defective, it is reversible error for the trial judge to suggest to the jury that the plaintiff may have been guilty of contributory negligence in joining the sleighing party on the night in question. •</p>

Judges: Brown, Collum, Fell, Mitchell, Potteb, Potter

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