Legal Opinion
Baier Et Ux. v. Glen Alden Coal Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 10, 1938No. Appeal, 54PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Parker, J.,
The plaintiffs, owners of a building at No. 451 South Sherman Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, brought this action in trespass against Glen Alden Coal Company to recover compensation for damages to the real estate of plaintiffs caused by an explosion of dynamite used in connection with the drilling of a bore hole in the public street on which the land abutted. It was alleged by plaintiffs that the coal company was actually conducting the drilling operations. The coal company set up a defense, the burden of which was that the drilling and shooting were done by Sprague &…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Allen v. WillardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
- Silveus v. GrossmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Forster v. Rogers Bros.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Smith v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
- Fuller v. PalazzoloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Summit Hotel Co. v. National Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Hillbrook Apartments, Inc. v. Nyce Crete Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Opal v. Material Service Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1956
- Baier v. Glen Alden Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Fritz v. E. I. duPont De Nemours & Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1950
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