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BELL TELEPHONE CO. v. DRAVO CORP.

371 Pa. 98 (1952)

Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania v. Dravo Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 29, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Bredin, with him Dalzell, McFall, Pringle & Bredin, for appellant.

Ella Graubart, with her Patterson, Crawford, Arensberg & Dunn, for appellee.

Before DREW, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY and MUSMANNO, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE DREW, May 29, 1952:

A submarine cable running under the Ohio River and belonging to The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, plaintiff, failed, making necessary extensive repairs costing $4,971.23. Plaintiff brought this suit in trespass against Dravo Corporation, defendant, alleging that the failure had been caused by one of its tow boats striking the cable. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for the total cost of the repairs...

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