Nirdlinger v. American District Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 105, Jan. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1911, No. 2106, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Samuel P. Nirdlinger, for himself and for the use and benefit of the Frankfort Marine, Accident & Plate Glass Insurance Company, of Frankfort-On-Main, Germany, v. American District Telegraph Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania. Trespass to recover for the loss by theft of plaintiff’s goods.
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Appeal, No. 105, Jan. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1911, No. 2106, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Samuel P. Nirdlinger, for himself and for the use and benefit of the Frankfort Marine, Accident & Plate Glass Insurance Company, of Frankfort-On-Main, Germany, v. American District Telegraph Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania. Trespass to recover for the loss by theft of plaintiff’s goods. Before Martin, P. J. The facts appear in Nirdlinger v. American District Telegraph Co., 240 Pa. 571, and in the opinion of the Supreme Court.…
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Mr. Justice Stewabt,
Thé defendant engaged with the plaintiff for an annual money consideration to install and maintain in the latter’s dwelling house, on North Broad street in the. City of Philadelphia, an electrical signal apparatus known as burglar alarm, so cohstTuctM^hatTV"Wonld automatically transmit to the defendant’sWffiTe a hotice by. signal of any invasion or disturbance of door or window in the house, and that upon receipt of such signal the defendant would at once dispatch an agent to the invaded premises. So far as the evidence discloses this was the full extent of the…
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