Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Spiegel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 21, 1956No. Appeal, 198PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,
Defendants are the owners of a tenement house at 805 W. Norris Street in the City of Philadelphia. It contains an apartment on each of its three stories and under the first floor apartment is a basement or cellar with an entrance leading from that apartment only.
The tenant of the first floor was one Savannah Simpson. While her lease made no mention of a right to use the cellar for any purpose she testified that defendants had given her such a right and accordingly she stored some of her personal belongings and hung clothes there. The janitor of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Nark v. Horton Motor Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Parsons Et Vir v. DrakeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Bowser Et Ux. v. ArtmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Koenig v. Quaker City Cab Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Hilscher v. IckingerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Slobodzian v. BeighleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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