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Domestic News
December 4, 1878
The Cincinnati Daily Star
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
In Pittsburgh's Common Pleas Court, a case concluded on Dec. 4 awarding $2,120 damages to 10-year-old George Zimmerman, whose arm was broken when a political pole fell in Allegheny City in fall 1876. The judge ruled the pole a nuisance permitted by the city.
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Political Poles a Nuisance.
National Associated Press to the Star.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 4.-An interesting case was concluded to-day in the Common Pleas Court, involving the right of the City to permit political poles to stand in the street. A pole in Allegheny City fell in the fall of 1876, breaking an arm of George Zimmerman, a boy ten years old, who was standing on the street. The city was sued for damages. The judge instructed the jury that the pole was a nuisance, and a verdict was returned to-day for $2,120 damages.
National Associated Press to the Star.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 4.-An interesting case was concluded to-day in the Common Pleas Court, involving the right of the City to permit political poles to stand in the street. A pole in Allegheny City fell in the fall of 1876, breaking an arm of George Zimmerman, a boy ten years old, who was standing on the street. The city was sued for damages. The judge instructed the jury that the pole was a nuisance, and a verdict was returned to-day for $2,120 damages.
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Or Court
Accident
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Political Pole
Nuisance
Court Case
Injury
Damages
Allegheny City
What entities or persons were involved?
George Zimmerman
Where did it happen?
Allegheny City
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Allegheny City
Event Date
Fall Of 1876; Dec. 4
Key Persons
George Zimmerman
Outcome
boy's arm broken; $2,120 damages awarded against the city
Event Details
A political pole in Allegheny City fell in fall 1876, injuring 10-year-old George Zimmerman. The city was sued, and on Dec. 4, the Common Pleas Court judge instructed the jury that the pole was a nuisance, leading to a verdict for $2,120 damages.