Read v. East Providence Fire District
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case for negligence in the construction and care of a tank or stand-pipe erected for a water supply. Defendant pleaded that the structure was in the exclusive control of an independent contractor. At the trial plaintiffs became nonsuit, and the matter was heard on their petition for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtTillinghast, J.
This is an action of trespass on the case for negligence, and is brought to recover damages alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiffs by reason of the collapse of a certain large tank or stand-pipe which had been erected on the defendant’s land, adjacent to the plaintiffs’ land.
The declaration alleges, amongst other things, that the defendant corporation was engaged in the business of providing water for general purposes to certain of the inhabitants of East Providence, and for that purpose erected and maintained a certain large iron tank or stand-pipe, and kept the same filled with…
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