McDade v. City of Chester
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR. TO THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS OP DELAWARE COUNTY. No. 215 January Term 1886, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 58 March Term 1884, C. P. On February 17, 1882, Samuel Jackson’s fire-works manufactory, erected in a lot at the corner of Second and Welsh streets in Chester city, took fire and an explosion of it followed. The exploded building was standing about two hundred feet from either of said streets and no other buildings were within one hundred yards of it.
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ERROR. TO THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS OP DELAWARE COUNTY. No. 215 January Term 1886, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 58 March Term 1884, C. P. On February 17, 1882, Samuel Jackson’s fire-works manufactory, erected in a lot at the corner of Second and Welsh streets in Chester city, took fire and an explosion of it followed. The exploded building was standing about two hundred feet from either of said streets and no other buildings were within one hundred yards of it. Cornelius McDade, seriously injured by the explosion, brought suit against the city to recover damages. The declaration contained four…
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Opinion,
Mr. Justice Clabk:
This action on the case was brought against the city of Chester to recover damages for a personal injury received by the plaintiff, Cornelius V. McDade, from the explosion of a manufactory of fire-works, operated in that city by Professor Jackson. The manufactory was the individual property of the operator, and was located upon his ground. On the 17th of February, 1882, the manufactory caught fire, and, whilst the plaintiff was assisting in the extinguishment of the flames, an explosion of the fire-works occurred, from which the injury complained of was received.
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