Walsh v. Wilkes-Barre

Citations

• 215 Pa. 226
• 64 A. 407
• 1906 Pa. LEXIS 768

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Municipality—Fall on sidewalk — Improper remark of counsel.</p> <p>It is reversible error for the court to refuse to withdraw a juror in an action against a city to recover damages for personal injuries sustained on a defective sidewalk, where the counsel for plaintiff says to the jury “the lot owner is finally liable, and the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company owns the lot.”</p>