Davidson v. Humes
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Davidson v. Humes, 188 Pa. 335 (Pa. 1898)
41 A. 649; 1898 Pa. LEXIS 613
Dean, Fell, Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Williams
Davidson v. Humes
Opinion of the Court
The question whether there was any negligence on the part of the defendant in conducting the shooting of the plaintiff’s well was fairly and correctly left to the jury under proper in
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- William Davidson v. R. A. Humes, trading as The Humes Torpedo Company
- Cited By
- 3 cases
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Negligence — Shoooiing oil well — Explosion of torpedo— Contract. In an action of trespass to recover damages ior injuries to an oil well by the explosion of a torpedo, whore it appeared that the defendant contracted with the plaintiff to shoot the well, but without any guaranty that the well should be shot without any resulting injury, the defendant is liable for damages only in case of negligence, the burden of proving which is on the plaintiff.