Ribblett v. Cambria Steel Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 117, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Cambria Co., Sept. T., 1912, No. 367, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Hiram Ribblett v. Cambria Steel Company. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to plaintiff’s health and property resulting from the maintenance of a dump, consisting of piles of burning refuse. Before O’Connoe, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,000.00 and judgment thereon.
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Appeal, No. 117, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Cambria Co., Sept. T., 1912, No. 367, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Hiram Ribblett v. Cambria Steel Company. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to plaintiff’s health and property resulting from the maintenance of a dump, consisting of piles of burning refuse. Before O’Connoe, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,000.00 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing to enter judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
This was an action in trespass instituted in July, 1912, by Hiram Ribblett and Emma Ribblett, his wife, to recover damages alleged to have been suffered by them as the result of the defendant’s maintenance, in close proximity to the farm upon which they resided, of a dump, consisting of a large pile' of burning refuse, which emitted “quantities of fumes, sulphurous and other gases that are deadly to and destructive of vegetable life.” The plaintiffs averred in their statement of claim that the farm in question was composed of 41 acres of land belonging to…
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