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School District v. Fuess

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 14, 1881PublishedCited by 38 opinions

October 18th 1881. Before Sharswood, O. J., Mercub, Gordon, Paxson, Trunkey, Sterrett and Green, JJ. Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Erie comity: Of October and November Term 1881, No. 85. Case, by Frederick C. J. Fuess, by his next friend Joseph Fuess, against the School District of the City of Erie, to recover damages for personal injury caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant.

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October 18th 1881. Before Sharswood, O. J., Mercub, Gordon, Paxson, Trunkey, Sterrett and Green, JJ. Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Erie comity: Of October and November Term 1881, No. 85. Case, by Frederick C. J. Fuess, by his next friend Joseph Fuess, against the School District of the City of Erie, to recover damages for personal injury caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant. On the trial before Galbraith, P. J., the following facts appeared : The plaintiff, a boy of about fifteen years of age, was a pupil in Public School No. 7, in the city of Erie. On May 13th 1875, the…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trunkey

John Hendry contracted with the school district to furnish all the materials and perform all the work for the extraordinary repairs upon school building No. 7, instile!; compliance with the plans and specifications prepared by Henry Slienk, under the superintendence of said Slienk, or such other person as the district might designate. He undertook to do the work with reference to plans and specifications already' prepared, and agreed that he should not he entitled to pay for extra work or material, unless the same should be done or furnished on the written direction of the district indorsed…

2Cited by38 opinions

  1. Mayle v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Wilson v. Philadelphia School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  3. Ford v. Kendall Bor. Sch. DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
  4. Minsinger v. RauSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
  5. Briegel v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890

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