Opinion

Walters v. American Bridge Co.

  • 234 Pa. 7
  • 82 A. 1103
  • 1912 Pa. LEXIS 603
Court
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Filed
Jan 2, 1912
Status
Published
Author
Moschziskee
On the bench
Brown, Elkin, Fell, Mestrezat, Moschziskee, Moschzisker, Potter, Stewart
Cited by
19 cases

The opinion

Me. Justice Moschziskee

concurring:

Under the evidence in this case, I would not affirm on the theory that the defense of independent contractor was a matter of law for the court; I would, however, on the ground that no negligence was proved. The defendant company could not reasonably have anticipated the happening of the events which resulted in the plaintiff’s injury, for the railing which gave way was never intended for the use to which he put it.

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