Reilly v. Reilly
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 92, Jan. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1915, No. 2504, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Matthew Reilly v. Thomas Reilly. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Shoemaker, J. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,750. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
Plaintiff, who was employed as a foreman in the erection of St. Mary’s College, went on a swinging scaffold to inspect the work of two bricklayers. He had been *104talking to the workmen for a minute or so when the scaffold lurched, or swayed, from an unknown cause, and, to prevent falling, he grasped the guard rail, when it dropped with him to the ground, the center upright post tearing loose from the scaffold.
The trial judge submitted to the jury the question of the defendant's negligence in not providing a safe place to work, and the important matter for their…
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