Wissinger v. Valley Smokeless Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 143, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Cambria Co., Sept. T., 1918, No. 189, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Wissinger v. Valley Smokeless Coal Company Trespass for damages to land. Tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court states tbe facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $8,000. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings on evidence sufficiently appearing by tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Plaintiff sued to recover damages for injury to real estate in Stonycreek Township, Cambria County, resulting from failure of defendant, who owned and removed the underlying coal, to leave sufficient surface support. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff and defendant appealed. The questions raised by the assignments of error relate to the qualification of witnesses and to alleged errors in exclusion of testimony.
The first four assignments allege error in admitting testimony of four of plaintiff’s witnesses and aver these witnesses failed to…
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