Legal Opinion
Swavely v. Vandegrift
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County
Decided June 27, 1958No. 213PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Satterthwaite, J.,
— Plaintiffs have brought this action of trespass to recover damages allegedly resulting from a fire on January 24,1955, in their dwelling house in Solebury Township, this county, stated to have been caused by the negligent installation of a household disposal device known as a Calcinator. They had purchased the incinerator a few days earlier from defendants Arthur Vandegrift and William Vandegrift, trading as Vandegrift Auto Supply, the retailer who also had installed the same. Vandegrift0’ place of business is in Doylestown, also this county. Vandegrifts have attempted to…
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