Glase ex rel. Limeburner v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 239, Jan T., 1895, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., June T., 1893, No. 776, refusing to set aside nonsuit. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned, among others, was refusal to take off non-suit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
A number of adjoining buildings on the Schuylkill river, *490known as Fairmount Water Works, were erected and owned by the city of Philadelphia; they are used by the city as a pumping station; the natural surface of the ground slopes somewhat abruptly to the river, so that the roof of the engine-house, at the rear, is on a level with the ground; the roofs of all the buildings are on a level with that of the engine house, the whole forming a roof area of four hundred by fifty feet. This large roof surface looking out upon the river is used by the public, upon the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ely v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis RailwaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
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- Styer v. ReadingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Paraska v. ScrantonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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