Clopp v. Mear
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY DEPENDANTS PROM THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS NO. 4 OP PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 185 January Term On May 19, 1886, Margaret S. Clopp brought trespass for negligence, resulting in personal injuries, against Alfred H. Mear and others, trading as Mear Bros. & Co. Issue. At the trial on November 1, 1887, it was shown that on January 15, 1886, the plaintiff, with a lady friend, went into Second street for the purpose of making purchases of chinaware.
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APPEAL BY DEPENDANTS PROM THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS NO. 4 OP PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 185 January Term On May 19, 1886, Margaret S. Clopp brought trespass for negligence, resulting in personal injuries, against Alfred H. Mear and others, trading as Mear Bros. & Co. Issue. At the trial on November 1, 1887, it was shown that on January 15, 1886, the plaintiff, with a lady friend, went into Second street for the purpose of making purchases of chinaware. Reaching the store of the defendants, the plaintiff saw the articles she desired in a bulk-window, and, as she opened a door to enter, she fell…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Stébbett :
In view of the evidence, this was not only a clear case for submission to the jury, but it was scarcely possible for them to *206come to any other conclusion than that the defendants were chargeable with negligence, in leaving the hatchway open and unguarded and thereby causing the serious injury that was sustained by the plaintiff.
It appears from the evidence that defendants’ store, on the west side of Second, north of Arch street, had two entrances, which presented the same appearance when the outside doors were closed, as was the case on the day that plaintiff was…
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