Stewart v. DeNoon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 7, Oct. T., 1907, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., .March T., 1903, No. 435, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of W. L. Stewart and George W. Stewart, partners as Stewart Brothers, v. Isaac N. DeNoon and Joseph C. DeNoon, partners as DeNoon Brothers. Trespass to recover damages for loss of stock of goods. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $40,800. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were (1-7) above instructions, quoting them.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
At the time the appellees sustained the loss which is the subject of this litigation they were wholesale boot and shoe dealers in the city of Pittsburg, and appellants were engaged in the wholesale paint and glass business. They occupied adjoining parts of a building, separated by a thin terra cotta partition. Appellees’ part was known as Fo. 917 Liberty street, and appellants’ as 919. The fire which caused the destruction of appellees’ goods occurred about one o’clock on the morning of July 29, 1902, and is alleged in the statement to have resulted from an…
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