Borger v. Alliance Borough
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 218, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of Northampton Co., June T., 1904, No. 50, on'verdict for plaintiff in case of Alfred D. Borger v. Alliance Borough. Appeal from judgment of justice of the peace. Before Schuyler, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $662.66. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 218, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of Northampton Co., June T., 1904, No. 50, on'verdict for plaintiff in case of Alfred D. Borger v. Alliance Borough. Appeal from judgment of justice of the peace. Before Schuyler, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $662.66. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings on.evidence and portions of charge quoted in the opinion of the Superior Court, and (7) refusal of binding instructions for defendant..
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The plaintiff brought this action to recover the value of certain goods alleged to have been furnished by him to the inmates of certain houses in the defendant borough, which had been placed under quarantine by the board of health, during an epidemic of smallpox. The board of health had been duly appointed and organized under the provisions of the Acts of May 11, 1893, P. L. 44, and June 18, 1895, P. L. 203. It was admitted at the trial that the plaintiff had during the period that the houses were quarantined furnished to those resident therein the goods in question, but…
2Cited by1 opinion
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