Commonwealth v. Samson

Opinion by

Baldbige, J.,

On the night of December 19,1936, a three-story brick dwelling situate at 519 South 15th street, Philadelphia, conducted by the appellant as a tenement house, collapsed, carrying with it adjoining premises No. 517. A fire immediately followed and seven lives were lost. Seventeen people were in building No. 519, fourteen of whom lived there. Samson, the appellant, was indicted on seven bills, each charging involuntary manslaughter, was tried, and convicted. These appeals followed.

The appellant’s assignments of error relate principally to (1) failure of the court to…