Clement v. United States Pipe Line Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 308, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from final order of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1913, No. 3871, dismissing exceptions to report of referee, in case of Frank H. Clement v. United States Pipe Line Company. Trespass to recover damages for the loss of a steam shovel. Exceptions to the report of Owen J. Roberts, Esq., referee. Before Staaice, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 308, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from final order of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1913, No. 3871, dismissing exceptions to report of referee, in case of Frank H. Clement v. United States Pipe Line Company. Trespass to recover damages for the loss of a steam shovel. Exceptions to the report of Owen J. Roberts, Esq., referee. Before Staaice, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed exceptions to the report of the referee, and entered judgment for defendant thereon. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned were in dismissing the exceptions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
The United States Pipe Line Company, a corporation duly chartered under the Act of April 29,1874, P. L. 73, *189and the supplement of June 2, 1883, P. L. 61, acquired by purchase from W. H. Herman, owner, the right to lay its pipe lines upon and through a certain farm in Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County. In the exercise of this right so acquired, the company in 1900 laid two lines of pipe upon and through said farm and close to the adjoining land of John C. Boyer, only four inches apart, and both approximately sixteen inches below the surface. Ten years…
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