MURRIN v. RIFUGIATO


373 Pa. 561 (1953)

Murrin, Appellant, v. Rifugiato.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 25, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Vaira, for appellants.

Frank Reich, for appellees.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ALLEN M. STEARNE, May 25, 1953:

This is an appeal from judgment n.o.v. entered for two defendants after a verdict of a jury for plaintiffs in a trespass action for damages to real property. The single question presented is whether the tortfeasor was the agent of defendant property owners or an independent contractor.

Leroy and Emma Murrin, husband and wife, owners of a house in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, are plaintiffs. The adjoining...

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