Brown v. Kittanning Clay Products Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 2, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Armstrong Co., Dec. T., 1914, No. 116, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Annie E. Brown v. Kittanning Clay Products Company. Trespass to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband. Before King, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $5,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were instructions to the jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice ¡Moschzisker,
On December 13, 1913, William Brown was killed by the falling of a derrick, constructed for the purpose of cleaning out a gas well; his widow sued to recover damages, alleging that- her husband’s death was due to the negligence of his employer, the Kittanning Clay Products Company, a corporation; judgment was entered on a verdict in her favor, and the defendant has appealed.
In course of the presentation of plaintiff’s case, it appeared that the well in question belonged to and was located upon the property of another corporation, named the Poster Oil and Gas…
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