Beswick v. Platt

Citations

• 140 Pa. 28
• 21 A. 306
• 1891 Pa. LEXIS 795

Syllabus

<p>(a) The defendant undertook to construct a wharf according to certain specifications furnished by the owners, guaranteeing that it should remain in good condition for a specified period, if used for landing purposes only. The contract price was paid by the owners, on completion, but, the structure falling soon after, they brought suit against the contractor for damages:</p> <p>1. There being evidence that the plaintiffs saw the work as it was in progress, accepted it, and paid the contract price in full for it, and also, that the structure fell because of a storage of sand upon it, and not in its use for landing purposes only, the owners alone were responsible for any defect, and it was not error so to instruct the jury.</p>