Keely v. O'Conner
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of No. 1, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term, 1884, No. 191. This was an action on the case, by Mary O’Conner against Samuel S. Keely, to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff through the alleged negligence of defendant to provide a safe external fire-escape to his mill in conformity with the Act of June 11, 1879, P. L., 128. Plea, not guilty. The facts of the case are fully set forth in the opinion of this court.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of No. 1, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term, 1884, No. 191. This was an action on the case, by Mary O’Conner against Samuel S. Keely, to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff through the alleged negligence of defendant to provide a safe external fire-escape to his mill in conformity with the Act of June 11, 1879, P. L., 128. Plea, not guilty. The facts of the case are fully set forth in the opinion of this court. Verdict for the plaintiff for $8,000 and judgment thereon. The defendant took this writ of error, assigning as error the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
In the case of Schott v. Harvey, 9 Out., 222, we held that the duty which is imposed by the Act of 11th June, 1879, in the erection of fire escapes to factories, attaches to the owner occupying the premises, who places the operatives in a position of danger, and enjoys the benefit of their services. Further consideration of the subject involved has satisfied us *324that the construction there given is the correct one. The case at bar presents a somewhat different state of facts, but the principles which govern it are the same. These facts are not seriously disputed; they are set forth in the…
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