Riegert v. Thackery
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal No. 324, Jan. T.,' 1904,' by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co.,'Dec.' T., 1904, No. 208, on verdict'for plaintiff in case of Pauline Riegert, widow of Godfrey A. Riegert, to use of herself and her minor son, William Riegert, v. Clayton C: Thackery, Frank Sweeney and Simon Weil, individually, appellant, and Morris Weil, Simon Weil, Herman Weil and Moses Weil, trading as Morris Weil & Sons. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband.
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Appeal No. 324, Jan. T.,' 1904,' by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co.,'Dec.' T., 1904, No. 208, on verdict'for plaintiff in case of Pauline Riegert, widow of Godfrey A. Riegert, to use of herself and her minor son, William Riegert, v. Clayton C: Thackery, Frank Sweeney and Simon Weil, individually, appellant, and Morris Weil, Simon Weil, Herman Weil and Moses Weil, trading as Morris Weil & Sons. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Babratt, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff against…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
On November 19, 1900, the husband of the appellee, while looking through the door of a building in process of erection on North Third street, in the city of Philadelphia, was struck •by a stone sill that fell upon him and his death followed as a result several hours afterwards. The sill had been placed on the front wall in green mortar at a height of about eighteen feet from the pavement. The men, who were erecting the wall, when about to quit work, covered the top of it with a board, and in doing so one of them pushed the sill off.
On October 2,1900, Weil, the…
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