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DOYLE v. S. PITTSBURGH WATER CO.

414 Pa. 199 (1964)

Doyle, Appellant, v. South Pittsburgh Water Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 17, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Hornick, with him Clair V. Duff, for appellants.

James F. Manley, with him Burns & Manley, for appellee.

Before MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MUSMANNO, March 17, 1964:

On December 31, 1961, the home of the plaintiffs in this case, Robert A. Doyle and his wife Frances P. Doyle, was destroyed by fire. The destruction could have been averted if the Pittsburgh Fire Department, which had responded to the fire alarm, could have obtained water from the fire hydrants, of which there were at least five in the immediate area of the house. None would yield a stream of water for the hoses ready...

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