Reese v. Clark
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County
No. 196 October Term 1891, Snp. Ct.; court below, No. 817 September Term 1888, C. P. No. 1. To the first Monday of September, 1888, John Reese brought trespass against Jane Clark, to recover damages for alleged negligence of tbe defendant causing personal injuries to the plaintiff. Issue.
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No. 196 October Term 1891, Snp. Ct.; court below, No. 817 September Term 1888, C. P. No. 1. To the first Monday of September, 1888, John Reese brought trespass against Jane Clark, to recover damages for alleged negligence of tbe defendant causing personal injuries to the plaintiff. Issue. At the trial, on January 18, 1891, the following facts were shown: The plaintiff, who was a puddler by trade, was engaged with other workmen on October 30,1886, in tearing down and removing the remains of a rolling mill at Cleveland, Ohio, owned by the defendant, which had been substantially destroyed by…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Green :
After a very careful examination of the testimony in this case, we find ourselves unable to discover any evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant. The defendant, a woman, was the owner of the mill at which the accident occurred, but lived at a distance from it and was not present at the time of the accident, and had no direct connection with the work that was being done when it occurred. She was represented by her son, Frank Clark, who had charge of the work. The plaintiff’s injury was occasioned by some heavy iron plates falling upon him while he was…
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