Rosenblit v. Philadelphia
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 261, Oct. T., 1908, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1900, No; 316, on verdict for plaintiff incase of Gussie Rosenblit by his next friend and father, Samuel Rosenblit and Samuel Rosenblit in his own right v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Beiíg-y, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case.
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Appeal, No. 261, Oct. T., 1908, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1900, No; 316, on verdict for plaintiff incase of Gussie Rosenblit by his next friend and father, Samuel Rosenblit and Samuel Rosenblit in his own right v. City of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Beiíg-y, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict for Samuel Rosenblit for $50.00 and for Gussie Rosenblit for $300, subject to question of law reserved. The court subsequently entered judgment on the verdict. Error assigned was in overruling…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
This action was brought to recover damages for injuries sustained by a minor, while in attendance as a pupil in a public school, by a fall of a part of the plastering from the ceiling of the schoolroom. The plaintiff’s statement averred that, “ The defendant being the owner of the said schoolhouse, .... and having the entire management and control thereof, it became and was the duty of the defendant to keep the said schoolhouse with the appurtenances and premises aforesaid in such good order and repair, that the lives and limbs of the children, scholars and pupils who…
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