Robb v. Niles-Bement-Pond Co.

Citations

• 269 Pa. 298
• 112 A. 459
• 1921 Pa. LEXIS 551

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Iceman—Delivery of ice on dangerous premises — ■ Contributory negligence — Case for jury.</p> <p>1. The owner or occupant of premises who induces others to come upon it by invitation, express or implied, owes to them the duty of using reasonable or ordinary care to keep the premises in a safe and suitable condition.</p> <p>2. Where an iceman in delivering ice steps in a pool of oil on his customer’s premises and is injured, the question of his contributory negligence and the customer’s negligence is for the jury, where the evidence is that the oil had been suffered to remain there for several hours, and is conflicting as to whether plaintiff could or could not have seen the oil before stepping into it.</p> <p>Negligence — Damages—Nanning power — Loss of TvcmA — Increased expenses of conducting business.</p> <p>3. The amount a plaintiff is bona fide compelled to pay another to do what he could have done, but for the injury, is always recoverable as a loss of earning power.</p> <p>4. Where a person loses the use of a hand, and is required to pay twice as much for help as he paid prior to the accident, the increased cost of help is an element of damages.</p>