Wall v. Lit

Decided April 16, 1900

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1900-04-16

Appeal, No. 444, Jan. T., 1899, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1899, No. 155, refusing to take off nonsuit. Trespass for personal injuries. Before McMichael, J. At the trial it appeared that on January 26, 1899, the plaintiff went to a large department store owned by tire defendants to make a purchase.

Affirmed · Decided 1900-04-16

Per Curiam,

¶1In this case the injury was the plain result of one of those inevitable accidents against which human foresight cannot provide, and where, under all the authorities, there is no culpable negligence by any of the parties. In such cases there can be no recovery.

¶2Judgment affirmed.