Wright v. Lehman Township

Citations

• 19 Pa. Super. 653
• 1902 Pa. Super. LEXIS 171

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Township—Snowdrift.</p> <p>In an action against a township to recover damages for personal injuries the evidence showed that a snowdrift extended diagonally across a public road, sloping downward and narrowing toward the northern side. Though it was observed almost immediately by the supervisor charged with the care of the road, nothing was done towards removing it, andtravelers avoided it, in good part, by driving around the lower end, close by the roadside fence. Successive thawing and freezing for twelve days, while reducing its dimensions, left it with a hard, icy surface. On the night following this period, a sleigh, in which the plaintiff and others were riding, was driven over the road. In the attempt to pass around the drift, it struck the slope, and, sliding down toward the roadside, upset, injuring plaintiff. Eeld, that the case was for the jury, and that a verdict and judgment for plaintiff should be sustained.</p>