Weir v. County of Allegheny
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
■ Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Allegheny county : Of October and November Term 1880, No. Í96. Case by James G. Weir against the county of Allegheny, to recover damages for the destruction of property in riots.
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■ Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Allegheny county : Of October and November Term 1880, No. Í96. Case by James G. Weir against the county of Allegheny, to recover damages for the destruction of property in riots. The facts are sufficiently stated in the following opinion of Ewing, P. J.: “ This is an action brought by the plaintiff against the county of Allegheny, to recover damages sustained by him from injury to and destruction of his property (houses, fixtures, tools, materials, &c.,) by a mob, in the railroad riots in Pittsburgh, July 22d 1877. “ The liability of the county…
1Opinion of the Court
The judgment of the Supreme Court was entered
2Per curiam
The demand of the plaintiff was for damages resulting from the riot of 1877, and was given to him by a special statute. It was to recover for property actually destroyed- and not for any consequential injuries such as the suspension of business. We adopt the opinion of the learned president of the court below upon the questions of law reserved on the special verdict.
Judgment affirmed.
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