Green v. Sun Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 189, Oct. T„ 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., Sept. T., 1902, No. 238, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Job L. Green v. The Sun Company. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to real estate resulting from fumes from an oil refinery.
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Appeal, No. 189, Oct. T„ 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., Sept. T., 1902, No. 238, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Job L. Green v. The Sun Company. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to real estate resulting from fumes from an oil refinery. Before Johnson, P. J. At the trial the plaintiff under objection and exception testified that the fumes given off by defendant’s works smelled like rotten eggs, that they caused deposits like stove blackening, destroying paint and wall paper, and also the metal on the roofs of his houses. He also testified under objection…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
One of the plaintiff’s complaints was that the defendant wrongfully and injuriously constructed its works and negligently maintained and carried on its business, as a result of which the plaintiff’s buildings were damaged. No evidence of negligence was introduced, however, the plaintiff relying on testimony tending to establish the existence of a nuisance in the business which the defendant conducted. There is also an averment that the atmosphere was made unwholesome and injurious to the plaintiff’s tenants. The latter charge, however, was eliminated from the case by…
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