McMullen v. Union Drawn Steel Co.

Citations

• 47 Pa. Super. 570
• 1911 Pa. Super. LEXIS 205

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Failure to furnish lateral support — Personal injuries.</p> <p>Where an adjoining owner seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by reason of the taking away of lateral support, no recovery can be had unless there is actual negligence in the performance of the work by th^ person taking away such support, and the burden of proof rests upon the plaintiff to prove actual negligence. If no negligence is shown in the manner in which the support was removed, no recovery can be had.</p>