Malone v. Pierce
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 179, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1906, No. 143, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Mary K. Malone v. William T. Pierce. Trespass to recover damages for injury to land by failure to provide sufficient lateral support. Before Evans, J. At the trial it appeared that the defendant, W. T. Pierce, was president of the Elizabeth Land Improvement Company. The company owned land adjoining that of the plaintiff.
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Appeal, No. 179, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1906, No. 143, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Mary K. Malone v. William T. Pierce. Trespass to recover damages for injury to land by failure to provide sufficient lateral support. Before Evans, J. At the trial it appeared that the defendant, W. T. Pierce, was president of the Elizabeth Land Improvement Company. The company owned land adjoining that of the plaintiff. The corporation planned to erect a new building on its own land. There was evidence that the defendant, acting for his…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
This is an action ex delicto against defendant as an individual and not as agent or representative of the corporation of which he was president at the time of the occurrences about which complaint is made. It is true that in the averments of the declaration he is referred to as agent of the land company in conducting the negotiations with the Malones. But this may very properly be treated as a recital of the facts relied on to show that there was a verbal agreement between the parties requiring the excavation to be made in a particular manner, and if such an…
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