Schiglizzo v. Dunn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 234, Jan. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Del. Co., March T., 1908, No. 4, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Nichola Schiglizzo v. William A. Dunn and William R. Richards, trading as William A. Dunn & Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Hemphill, P. J., specially presiding. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in refusing to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Mestbezat,
The learned trial judge in granting the nonsuit correctly said that “ the difficulty in this case is not in ascertaining the rules of law, because they are well established, but it is the application of the rules.” We will repeat, however, as applicable to the facts of this case, what is said in the very recent case of Lillie v. Am. Car and Foundry Co., 209 Pa. 161, that, “ The duty to provide a safe place to work and to maintain it in a reasonably safe condition by inspection and repair is a direct, personal and absolute obligation from which nothing but…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lillie v. American Car & Foundry Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
3Cited by1 opinion
- Gilbert v. Elk Tanning Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908