Mills v. Brandes
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 321, Jan. T., 1911, by defendant from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., June T., 1904, No. 2505, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Sallie E. Mills v. Moses Brandes, trading as Brandes & Bro. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Martin, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for ¡§2,500. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 321, Jan. T., 1911, by defendant from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., June T., 1904, No. 2505, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Sallie E. Mills v. Moses Brandes, trading as Brandes & Bro. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Martin, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for ¡§2,500. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
The injuries for which plaintiff here sought to recover, resulted from a fall through an unguarded opening in the first floor of the building in which she was employed. The opening was intended for the passage of a small freight elevator, or hoist, worked by hand, which was located in the hallway near the front door, and extended across a passage leading from the door to a stairway, by which access was had to the upper floors of the building. The hall was short, being only about five and a half feet in length. Under ordinary circumstances, the elevator stood at…
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