Brendlinger v. New Hanover Township
Brendlinger v. New Hanover Township
Opinion of the Court
We think the judgment of compulsory nonsuit was properly entered in this case. In addition to the reasons therefor given by the learned judge below, it is by no means clear that the township was guilty of negligence. Conceding that the road was
Judgment affirmed.
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- Highways — Known danger — Contributory negligence. One who knows of the dangerous condition of a particular portion of a public highway, and could have avoided it by driving on the opposite side, is guilty of contributory negligence in driving over the defective portion. Duty of township to repair. It seems that although the condition of a country road is bad, or almost impassable, the township is not guilty of negligence, provided its condition be due to the weather and the nature of the soil, and not to the neglect of the township to keep it in repair.