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James v. Cities Service Oil Co.

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jul 22, 1942
43 N.E.2d 276 (Ohio 1942)

Opinion

No. 28930

Decided July 22, 1942.

Supreme Court — Affirmance — Judges equally divided — Negligence — Property owner liable to fireman called to extinguish fire — Fireman not warned of hidden peril unknown to him.

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals of Mahoning county.

Mr. John Ruffalo, for appellee.

Messrs. Manchester, Ford, Bennett Powers and Messrs. Cull Fuller, for appellant.


It appearing that the judges of this court are equally divided in opinion as to the merits of this case, one of the judges not participating, and are unable for that reason to agree upon judgment, the entry of this fact constitutes an affirmance of the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

Judgment affirmed.

WEYGANDT, C.J., WILLIAMS and HART, JJ., concur. BETTMAN, J., not participating.


Summaries of

James v. Cities Service Oil Co.

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jul 22, 1942
43 N.E.2d 276 (Ohio 1942)
Case details for

James v. Cities Service Oil Co.

Case Details

Full title:JAMES, APPELLEE v. CITIES SERVICE OIL CO., APPELLANT

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Jul 22, 1942

Citations

43 N.E.2d 276 (Ohio 1942)
43 N.E.2d 276

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