Tavani v. Swift & Co.

Citations

• 262 Pa. 184
• 105 A. 55
• 1918 Pa. LEXIS 617

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Food—Diseased meat — Reasonable precautions — ■ Trichinae — Evidence—Case for jury — Verdict for defendant.</p> <p>1. A dealer who sells meat for human consumption is not liable in damages for selling diseased meat if he proves that there was no negligence in such sale.</p> <p>2. In an action to recover damages for injuries sustained in consequence of eating pork infected with trichinae, it is a complete defense for defendant to prove that the presence of these parasites cannot be detected with certainty by any process known to science, that the United States Government omits inspection to detect ¡such parasites because of the danger of leading the public to a false sense of security, and that the practice in other establishments is to make no such inspection.</p>