Legal Opinion

Solt v. Williamsport Radiator Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 17, 1911No. Appeal, No. 370PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal, No. 370, Jan. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lycoming Co., March T., 1910, No. 341, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Conrad F. Solt v. Williamsport Radiator Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Hart, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,800. Defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Moschzisker,

■ On May 23, 1909, the plaintiff, a man then forty-nine years of age, while working at the manufacturing establishment of the defendant company, suffered a fracture of the left arm, which necessitated its amputation. He had been employed by the defendant for about two years before the accident, and had been working for nearly two months at the particular kind of employment in which he suffered his injury. In the manufacture of radiators the defendant used what are termed “rattlers,” horizontal iron drums in which are placed the rough castings for the purpose…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Jones v. American Caramel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Plazak v. Allegheny Steel CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. McSparran v. HaniganDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Fortney v. BreonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  4. Price v. New Castle Refractories Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  5. Chestnut v. Autocar Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913

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