Tower v. Grocers Supply & Storage Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 184, Oct. T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1892, No. 117, on verdict for plaintiffs, Theodore S. Tower et al. Assumpsit for goods destroyed by fire in defendants’ storage warehouse. At the trial before MoClung, J., it appeared that plaintiffs stored with defendants, the owners of a storage warehouse, two wagon loads of household goods.
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Appeal, No. 184, Oct. T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1892, No. 117, on verdict for plaintiffs, Theodore S. Tower et al. Assumpsit for goods destroyed by fire in defendants’ storage warehouse. At the trial before MoClung, J., it appeared that plaintiffs stored with defendants, the owners of a storage warehouse, two wagon loads of household goods. Plaintiff averred that when the goods were deposited they directed that they should be insured. This was denied by defendants. The evidence on this subject and as to tbe alleged negligence of defendants…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Thompson,
The appellant was the owner of a large building used for the storage of goods containing rooms equipped with refrigerating machines for cold storage purposes. A fire originated in the second story and destroyed the entire structure, with its contents. Among the latter were the goods of the appellees which were stored there. The present suit was brought to recover their value. The appellees alleged that their loss was the result of appellant’s negligence in not keeping their goods safely, and in not- insuring them, having agreed to do so. As to the latter, one of…
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