Kane v. Lauer
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 226, Oct. T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., Sept. T., 1911, No. 23, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Anna F. Kane v. Frank P. Lauer. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Wagner, P. J. At the trial it appeared that on July 4, 1911, plaintiff, a young woman, was injured by a collapse of the grandstand of the Reading Baseball Association, where she was present at a baseball game.
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Appeal, No. 226, Oct. T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., Sept. T., 1911, No. 23, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Anna F. Kane v. Frank P. Lauer. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Wagner, P. J. At the trial it appeared that on July 4, 1911, plaintiff, a young woman, was injured by a collapse of the grandstand of the Reading Baseball Association, where she was present at a baseball game. The evidence tended to. show that the fall of the stand was due to the decayed condition of certain upright timbers, and that the defendant knew or should have…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The plaintiff was injured by the collapse of a grandstand at a baseball park owned by the defendant. The evidence offered in support of the action tended to show that some of the upright timbers supporting the structure had become decayed and unfit for the purpose and that the stand fell because of that condition. The defendant while denying that the accident occurred because of the rotten condition of the upright supports contends that he is not liable for the consequences of the accident because of the fact that the park was leased by him to an amusement company and…
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