WILLIAMS BY WILLIAMS v. LEWIS


319 Pa.Super. 552 (1983)

466 A.2d 682

Joseph E. WILLIAMS, Jr., A Minor By and Through his Natural Guardian and Parent, Joseph E. WILLIAMS, Sr., Appellants, v. Mabel LEWIS and City of Philadelphia.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery L. Krain, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Jill A. Douthett, Assistant City Solicitor, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before BROSKY, JOHNSON and MONTGOMERY, JJ.


JOHNSON, Judge:

On November 28, 1978, Joseph E. Williams, Jr., a minor, was walking home from school. While crossing an undeveloped parcel of land owned by one Mabel Lewis he fell and sustained injuries. Subsequently, Joseph E. Williams, Sr. filed a complaint in trespass on behalf of his son naming Lewis and the City of Philadelphia (City) as defendants. In the first count, it was alleged that Lewis was negligent in allowing her property to become a safety hazard...

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