Jackman v. Rosenbaum Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 33, Oct. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1915, No. 1373, entering judgment for defendant n. o. v. in case of Edward F. Jackman v. The Rosenbaum Company. Trespass for injury to a building.
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Appeal, No. 33, Oct. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1915, No. 1373, entering judgment for defendant n. o. v. in case of Edward F. Jackman v. The Rosenbaum Company. Trespass for injury to a building. Before Cohen, J. From the record it appeared that the action was to recover damages for injuries to the Duquesne Theatre, owned by plaintiff, and situated on Penn avenue, Pittsburgh, caused by the removal of an old wall on plaintiff’s property, which had been condemned by the city authorities and ordered removed. The defendant removed the wall so that a…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
A proper consideration of the many important points involved in the present case requires unusually lengthy treatment; therefore, to facilitate a ready understanding of, and future reference to, this opinion, we have divided it into appropriate heads, as follows: (I) Statement of case, including contentions of parties, with positions of the court below in reference thereto and its final judgment. (II) History of party-wall system, and legislation. (Ill) Police power and eminent domain. (IV) Constitutional points. (V) Applicable general principles and…
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