Legal Opinion

Weigand v. American Stores, Tr.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 27, 1942No. Appeal, 216PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Paekee,

On the trial .of this action in trespass against a municipality, a landlord and a tenant, it became necessary to determine who was primarily responsible for the condition of a sidewalk on South 48th Street, Philadelphia, at a point where the plaintiff claims to have suffered injuries. The locus was where a private driveway crossed the. sidewalk. All are. agreed, and properly so, that a complete answer to the phase of the controversy involved in this appeal will be had when it is determined whether the tenant, the American Stores Company, had the exclusive use of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Landell v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  2. Mercantile Library Co. v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
  3. Bruder v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  4. Philadelphia v. Merchant & Evans Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  5. Howell v. M'CoySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1832

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Burns Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. BoehmSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Fashion Hosiery Shops v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Hellberg v. Coffin Sheep Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Martel v. MaloneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
  5. Olsen v. NobleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953

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