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Fidelity Title & Trust Co. v. Dubois Elec. Co., 253 U.S. 212 (1920)
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Fidelity Title & Trust Co. v. Dubois Elec. Co., 253 U.S. 212 (1920)
Fidelity Title & Trust Co. v. DuBois Electric Company No. 300 Argued March 25, 26, 1920 Decided June 1, 1920 253 U.S. 212
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
Syllabus
In reversing a judgment on a verdict in an action at law for damages, the circuit court of appeals should order a new trial, but where it fails to do so, this Court, on certiorari, may inquire whether that court was wrong on the merits and, finding it so, may affirm the judgment of the district court. P. 213.
A man is not free to introduce a danger into public places, even if he be under no contract with the persons subjected to the risk. P. 214.
One who creates and arranges for the continuation of dangerous conditions of which he alone knows cannot escape responsibility for a resulting injury by stepping out of their control a few days before the injury occurs. P. 215.
A, having been furnished with a banner by B, and having, at B’s request, undertaken to hang it across a public street and later take it down, assuming full control, suspended it between opposite buildings by a cable, one end of which A negligently attached to a weakly constructed chimney; several days later, A retaining control, the banner dragged the chimney over in a storm and C was injured by a falling brick in the street below. Held that A was liable to C. P. 213.
An amendment to a declaration which leaves the original cause of action unchanged is not objectionable because made after the running of the statute of limitations. P. 216.
253 F. 987 reversed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Fidelity Title & Trust Co. v. Dubois Elec. Co., 253 U.S. 212 (1920) in 253 U.S. 212 253 U.S. 213. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BYNHYR4QUDGWEPI.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Fidelity Title & Trust Co. v. Dubois Elec. Co., 253 U.S. 212 (1920), in 253 U.S. 212, page 253 U.S. 213. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BYNHYR4QUDGWEPI.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Fidelity Title & Trust Co. v. Dubois Elec. Co., 253 U.S. 212 (1920). cited in 1920, 253 U.S. 212, pp.253 U.S. 213. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BYNHYR4QUDGWEPI.
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