Boyd v. Insurance Patrol of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1 of Philadelphia county: Of July Term 1885, No. 36. This was an action on the case brought by Julia F. Boyd and Herbert H. Boyd by his guardian and next friend B. W. Andrews against The Insurance Patrol of the city of Philadelphia, and Andrew C. Koockogey and James A. Hutchinson, to recover damages for having negligently thrown from the window of a store in Philadelphia heavy tarpaulins upon Charles Boyd, the husband of Julia F. Boyd…
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1 of Philadelphia county: Of July Term 1885, No. 36. This was an action on the case brought by Julia F. Boyd and Herbert H. Boyd by his guardian and next friend B. W. Andrews against The Insurance Patrol of the city of Philadelphia, and Andrew C. Koockogey and James A. Hutchinson, to recover damages for having negligently thrown from the window of a store in Philadelphia heavy tarpaulins upon Charles Boyd, the husband of Julia F. Boyd and the father of Herbert H. Boy'd, whilst he was walking upon a public street of the city of Philadelphia, whereby…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
The Insurance Patrol of the city of Philadelphia is a company incorporated by special Act of the legislature of this state: P. L., 1871, page 59; the object of the corporation, as declared in its charter, is “to protect and save life and prop erty, in or contiguous to burning buildings, and to remove and take charge of such property, or any part thereof, when nec essary.
On 3d May, 1883, a fire occurred in the roof of the store of Coon Brother & Co., No. 29 South Front street, in the city of Philadelphia. In order to protect the property therein from injury by water, tarpaulins were spread by…
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