Legal Opinion

Murray v. Pittsburgh Athletic Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 9, 1936No. Appeals, 199 and 278PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mk. Justice Maxey,

Plaintiff, while a spectator seated in the grandstand at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, watching a baseball game, was injured when the free end of an expanding iron gate slid or moved across an aisle and struck his knee, causing injuries which gave rise to the present suit against appellant, lessee of the premises. The additional defendants, Jacobs Brothers Company, were brought upon the record by defendant on the ground that the former were liable over to it on an agreement of indemnity. At the trial a verdict was directed in favor of the additional defendants, and the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Durning v. HymanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  2. Cleary v. Quaker City Cab Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  3. Stone v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  4. Pennsylvania R. v. MacKinneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
  5. Cathcart v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Kline v. Moyer and AlbertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Jones v. Three Rivers Management Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Skoda v. West Penn Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  4. Stark v. Lehigh Foundries, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  5. Dively v. Penn-Pittsburgh Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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