Legal Opinion

Levy v. Fire Association of Phila.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 14, 1936No. Appeal, 440PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Appellant, a trucker, hauled cabinets to appellee’s building. An employee of the building took him and the cabinets to the basement on a freight elevator. The employee then departed telling appellant to close the elevator. The doors came together from top to bottom meeting in the center, and, to close them, appellant stood outside the elevator and pulled a strap inside of it. The doors did not move. He pulled again and they shut catching his hand and causing the injuries for which this action is brought. On the facts the trial judge nonsuited appellant for want of evidence of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Shafer v. Lacock, Hawthorn & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
  2. Knox v. SimmermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. McKnight v. S. S. Kresge Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  4. Sack v. RalstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
  5. Hamill v. Phila. R. T. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hucaluk v. Clyde Realty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954

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