Carlin v. William Butler Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 216, Jan. T., 1907, by-plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., June T., 1906, No. 1,741, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of John H. Carlin v. William Butler Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. The facts are stated' in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court entered a compulsory nonsuit which it subsequently refused to take off. Error assigned was the order of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
The appellant had a contract with the appellee to put in a building owned or occupied by it a store window pane, and to place upon the same the sign “ William Butler Company.” In putting these letters upon the glass he was compelled to stand on a cellar door under the window. It consisted of four leaves or folding parts, each about fourteen inches in width, the two middle parts folding back upon the outer parts. The top of the letters was six feet and three inches above the cellar door, and when the appellant was putting them on, his *196hands were above his head and…
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- Kohler v. Pennsylvania R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Iseminger v. York Haven Water & Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Stackhouse v. Charles H. Vendig & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
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