Behling v. Southwest Penn. Pipe Lines
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 38, Oct. T., 1893, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., May T., 1893, No. 63, on verdict for plaintiff, Marie Behling. Trespass for burning house. Before McIlvalne, P. J. The facts appear from the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 38, Oct. T., 1893, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., May T., 1893, No. 63, on verdict for plaintiff, Marie Behling. Trespass for burning house. Before McIlvalne, P. J. The facts appear from the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court charged in part as follows: “ [If you find from all the evidence in the case that the burning of the oil in the stream, and its running down from above on and over the defendant’s pipes, was a condition which the company, or its representatives in charge of the lines, could, as ordinarily prudent and careful men, easily have…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb,. Justice Williams,
The house of the plaintiff, situated near the banks of Robb’s run in the borough of McDonald, was burned on the night of the tenth of November, 1891. The defendant company was engaged in transporting oil from the wells of the McDonald oil field to its storage tanks, and to the markets in Pittsburgh and other cities. The plaintiff alleges that the burning of her house was due to the negligence of the defendant in laying its lines, and brings this action to recover its value. The important facts are not in controversy. The McDonald field extends over a large…
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