Moran v. General Fire Extinguisher Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 391, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1913, No. 827, on directed verdict for defendant, in case of William Moran v. The General Fire Extinguisher Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Martin, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for defendant by direction of the court and judgment thereon. Plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal, No. 391, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1913, No. 827, on directed verdict for defendant, in case of William Moran v. The General Fire Extinguisher Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Martin, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for defendant by direction of the court and judgment thereon. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned were rulings on evidence and in directing a verdict for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
The action was for the recovery of damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff while in the employment of the defendant company and engaged in the line of his duty. The .claim is based, on alleged negligence of the defendant in failing to provide a place reasonably safe for plaintiff while engaged at his work. The business of the defendant, as its name indicates, was the equipping of buildings with an improved sprinkler system for fire protection. A thread company operating a plant in Philadelphia determined on an enlargement of its plant by the construction of…
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