Prinz v. Lucas
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 146, Jan. T., 1904, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1901, No. 3320, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Ferdinand Prinz and Amelia Prinz, his wife, v. William H. Lucas and Albert Lucas, trustees, trading as John Lucas & Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of a boy. Before Martin, P. J. The facts appear by tbe opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs for $2,000. Defendants appealed.
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Appeal, No. 146, Jan. T., 1904, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1901, No. 3320, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Ferdinand Prinz and Amelia Prinz, his wife, v. William H. Lucas and Albert Lucas, trustees, trading as John Lucas & Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of a boy. Before Martin, P. J. The facts appear by tbe opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs for $2,000. Defendants appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Potter,
The defendants in this case, William H. Lucas and Albert Lucas, were sued as trustees, trading as John Lucas & Co. Counsel for plaintiff offered in evidence the deed of trust executed by John Lucas of March 28, 1900. Under its express provisions, the trustees were empowered to deal with the property as if they were the absolute owners thereof. It is also *622provided that no responsibility whatever shall result to them by reason of misconduct of agents or employees, and also “ for negligence, there shall be no liability or responsibility ” upon the part of the…
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