Rumig v. Ripley Manufacturing Corp.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Chidsey,

This is an action in trespass by John J. Rumig and others, all of whom are members of the Fire Department of the City of Philadelphia, against Ripley Manufacturing Corp., a New York corporation, Ripley Clothes Phila. Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, and George W. Neff, a resident of Philadelphia, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when a false ceiling on the premises of the Pennsylvania corporation fell upon them while they were in the performance of their duties as firemen. Ripley Manufacturing Corp. was served by registered mail sent to the…