Weimer Et Ux. v. Westm'd Water Co.

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The defendant appeals in this action of trespass from a judgment obtained by the plaintiffs for the death of their minor son, 13 years of age, resulting from the falling of a freight hoist or elevator in defendant’s filtration plant.

This plant consists of a rather long, low, irregular-shaped building made up of various rooms, located on South Broad Street, South Greensburg, in the proximity of a residential district. Facing the lawn, 8 to 10 feet wide, lying between the plant and the street, are four main entrances; three have double doors and the fourth a single door,…