Towner v. Public Ledger Co.

Citations

• 215 Pa. 624
• 64 A. 787
• 1906 Pa. LEXIS 861

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Sidewalk—Hatchway—Question for jury.</p> <p>In an action for personal injuries it appeared that the plaintiff without negligence on his part, stepped upon an iron door covering a hatchway in the pavement of defendant; the door not supporting him he was precipitated to the bottom of the hatchway. There were two doors over the hatchway so constructed that when closed they made an even surface with the pavement. Each was supported by a bar of about two and a half inches, on the side against which it opened on hinges attached to a stationary iron frame; and on the side next the building they rested upon a movable iron sill or bar. There was evidence that the hinges were defective, and that the doors could not fall unless the hinges broke. Held,, that the case was for the jury and that a verdict and judgment for plaintiff should be sustained.</p>